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supervises

verb , present tense third-person singular of supervise

Synonyms and Antonyms of supervises

1 to be in charge of

for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman

Synonyms of supervises

bosses, captains, handles, heads, overlooks, oversees, quarterbacks, superintends

Words Related to supervises

administers, commands, controls, directs, guides, manages, orders, runs, shepherds, shows, steers

monitors, presides (over)

governs, reigns, rules

Phrases Synonymous with supervises

calls the shots (of), calls the tune (for), rides herd on, watches over

2 to look after and make decisions about

supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp

Synonyms of supervises

administers, administrates, carries on, conducts, controls, directs, governs, guides, handles, keeps, manages, operates, overlooks, oversees, presides (over), regulates, runs, stewards, superintends, tends

Words Related to supervises

cares (for), minds, watches

leads, pilots, steers

guards, protects, safeguards

micromanages, stage-manages

codirects, comanages

Phrases Synonymous with supervises

watches over

3 to take charge of especially on behalf of another

we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital

Synonyms of supervises

attends, cares (for), minds, oversees, superintends, tends, watches

Words Related to supervises

administrates, conducts, controls, directs, governs, guides, manages, operates, presides (over), regulates, runs, stewards

guards, patrols, protects, safeguards, shields

babies, babysits, chaperones (or chaperons), mothers, shepherds

Phrases Synonymous with supervises

looks after, sees after, sees to, takes care of

Near Antonyms of supervises

abandons, disregards, forgets, ignores, neglects, passes over

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