Synonyms of supervises

supervises

verb

present tense third-person singular of supervise

1

as in oversees

to be in charge of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oversees
• handles
• manages
• directs
• steers
• commands
• superintends
• controls
• heads
• guides
• runs
• administers
• overlooks
• orders
• bosses
• watches over
• monitors
• shows
• captains
• calls the tune (for)
• calls the shots (of)
• quarterbacks
• rides herd on
• governs
• rules
• shepherds
• reigns
• presides (over)

2

as in manages

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 & Similar Words

• oversees
• manages
• operates
• regulates
• conducts
• handles
• controls
• governs
• runs
• directs
• administers
• tends
• keeps
• guides
• protects
• administrates
• superintends
• overlooks
• watches over
• leads
• steers
• presides (over)
• carries on
• watches
• stewards
• cares (for)
• guards
• minds
• pilots
• safeguards
• micromanages
• stage-manages
• codirects
• comanages

3

as in watches

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 & Similar Words

• oversees
• watches
• manages
• attends
• operates
• tends
• protects
• controls
• conducts
• governs
• guards
• superintends
• runs
• regulates
• directs
• looks after
• sees to
• minds
• guides
• cares (for)
• takes care of
• patrols
• sees after
• administrates
• shields
• presides (over)
• safeguards
• mothers
• babies
• stewards
• shepherds
• babysits
• chaperones

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• forgets
• abandons
• passes over
• disregards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supervises

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

View on Spotify Randall Poster, Air Mail’s Music Editor, supervises the music in movies. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026

As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

Start with a real-world workflow and let the agent handle part of the process while a person supervises the outcome. — Jim Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Major Kevin Corbett, who works for the BSO’s detention department, testified that the rapper is kept in a 30-cell unit by himself and an emergency-response team — dressed in tactical attire — supervises him 24 hours a day. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026

The Chinese government officially recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam — and tightly supervises them. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

First To Serve, the nonprofit that supervises the hotel, did not respond to inquiries from The Times. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026