Synonyms of supervising

supervising

verb

present participle of supervise

1

as in overseeing

to be in charge of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overseeing
• handling
• managing
• directing
• commanding
• controlling
• superintending
• steering
• heading
• guiding
• running
• ordering
• overlooking
• administering
• monitoring
• watching over
• bossing
• captaining
• showing
• quarterbacking
• riding herd on
• calling the shots (of)
• calling the tune (for)
• shepherding
• governing
• presiding (over)
• ruling
• reigning

2

as in managing

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

• overseeing
• managing
• operating
• controlling
• regulating
• handling
• conducting
• governing
• running
• directing
• administering
• guiding
• keeping
• tending
• superintending
• protecting
• administrating
• presiding (over)
• carrying on
• stewarding
• watching
• overlooking
• watching over
• leading
• steering
• safeguarding
• guarding
• piloting
• minding
• caring (for)
• micromanaging
• stage-managing
• codirecting
• comanaging

3

as in watching

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

• overseeing
• watching
• managing
• attending
• controlling
• tending
• protecting
• operating
• guarding
• superintending
• conducting
• governing
• running
• guiding
• looking after
• regulating
• minding
• caring (for)
• taking care of
• seeing to
• directing
• patrolling
• seeing after
• administrating
• safeguarding
• shepherding
• presiding (over)
• shielding
• stewarding
• babysitting
• chaperoning
• mothering
• babying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• abandoning
• disregarding
• passing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supervising

As more robotics are deployed, work has evolved and focuses more on supervising robots and working closely with vendors on capturing data and insights from software and artificial intelligence that’s built into the hardware systems. —John Kell, Fortune, 20 May 2026

During that time frame, visitors, who are 17 or younger, must be accompanied by a parent or a supervising adult, who is at least 21. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 May 2026

Hair serves as supervising director of the show. —Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026

California’s Board of Equalization is a small statewide team — comprised of four people elected to represent districts encompassing some 10 million constituents each, plus the state controller — supervising property taxes and the Alcoholic Beverage Tax and Tax on Insurers programs. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 18 May 2026

Griswold's office is responsible for supervising Colorado's elections and maintaining the statewide file of voter registrations. —Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026

Leaders increasingly must learn how to orchestrate systems rather than simply manage processes—from supervising individual workflows to coordinating intelligent networks, and from controlling static operations to adapting continuously evolving environments. —Mira Tzur, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Jodi Cleesattle, a supervising deputy attorney general for the Attorney General’s Office, is running to be a San Diego Superior Court judge. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026

Our Rescue provided resources to help pay for software to search suspects’ computers and cellphones, according to Liam Doyle, supervising investigator with the district attorney’s office. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026