SUPERINTENDS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

superintends

verb

present tense third-person singular of superintend

as in supervises

to be in charge of superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater

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as in oversees

to look after and make decisions about homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education

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as in watches

to take charge of especially on behalf of another whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today

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The State Board of Education supervises public K–12 education across the state, overseeing educational interests in Kansas.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of supervises

Verb

The board sets education policy, maintains academic standards, and oversees educational licenses and the accreditation system.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Henry Gardner, the director of a body that oversees the Coliseum’s affairs, said Saturday that Oakland Roots SC had missed its deadline a day earlier to make good on a defaulted lease payment.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of oversees

Verb

Warner says Neo handles three critical tasks which include inventorying every piece of agentic software installed; assessing how each is configured; and, enforcing policies on what each is permitted to do.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 July 2026
The Kremlin has denied that Wildberries handles military supplies.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Definition of handles

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Now, the non-profit operates with around 40 full-time employees, 60 partner organizations and 130 corner stores with a Kanbe’s Market inside.

— Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The System Determines Where Effort Goes Every sales team operates inside a structure that determines where effort actually flows.

— Jeff Winters, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of operates

Verb

This department oversees and regulates restaurants across Sacramento County, conducting food inspections and issuing food permits.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
The Department of Agriculture, which regulates poultry and most red meats, has lost about ten per cent of its food-safety-and-inspection team.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 July 2026

Definition of regulates

Verb

That idea crosses over into the way an organization conducts business.

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
As a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, which conducts surveillance and testing for animal disease outbreaks, CSU will provide support to the state if screwworm is detected here.

— Sarah Tomlinson, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

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