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

For ShadowMachine, Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico serve as executive producers, and Musa Brooker serves as supervising director. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

To that end, Gershin added more backgrounds and foley, adding detail and supervising a pass in Dolby Atmos, all along being careful not to betray the intentions of the original work. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Staff trained here will essentially build careers investigating misconduct, enforcing military regulations, and supervising officers. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

At this level, your people stop supervising tasks and start supervising systems. — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Under the agreement, Carpentersville is responsible for supervising detainees, medical care, medical transportation and other expenses but won’t be charged for using the East Dundee jail. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

She was considered his muse, supervising campaigns by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton and in 1994 becoming head designer of the company’s secondary line, Versus. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

In the Texas case, Autenrieth was hired by 3M just weeks before the trial began in a lawsuit over whether 3M should be held accountable for its role in supervising safety checks at the warehouse in Houston. — Alyssa Spady, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026