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supervision

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of supervision

1 the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control

  • one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club
Synonyms of supervision

care, charge, guidance, headship, oversight, regulation, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency, surveillance
Words Related to supervision

monitoring, observance, observation, observing, policing

administration, control, direction, generalship, hand(s), management, running

leadership, piloting, shepherding, steering

government, reign, rule

aegis (also egis), auspices, guardianship, protection, trusteeship, tutelage

2 the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

  • one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave
Synonyms of supervision

administration, care, charge, conduct, control, direction, governance, government, guidance, handling, intendance, management, operation, oversight, presidency, regulation, running, stewardship, superintendence, superintendency
Words Related to supervision

generalship, leadership, rulership

agency

aegis (also egis), custody, guardianship, keeping, lap, protection, safekeeping, trust, tutelage, ward

engineering, logistics, machination, manipulation

coadministration, codirection, comanagement

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