Synonyms of supervision

supervision

noun

1

as in oversight

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 & Similar Words

• oversight
• stewardship
• management
• control
• guidance
• superintendence
• leadership
• surveillance
• regulation
• charge
• care
• policing
• administration
• superintendency
• monitoring
• government
• headship
• direction
• observation
• observing
• observance
• auspices
• steering
• running
• protection
• generalship
• tutelage
• guardianship
• rule
• reign
• piloting
• trusteeship
• shepherding
• aegis
• hand(s)
• egis

2

as in management

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 & Similar Words

• management
• control
• oversight
• operation
• administration
• handling
• direction
• stewardship
• government
• governance
• guidance
• regulation
• leadership
• superintendence
• presidency
• conduct
• charge
• care
• running
• superintendency
• custody
• intendance
• agency
• protection
• tutelage
• logistics
• guardianship
• manipulation
• engineering
• generalship
• safekeeping
• trust
• ward
• aegis
• rulership
• keeping
• lap
• egis
• comanagement
• machination
• codirection
• coadministration