Synonyms of supervisory

supervisory

adjective

as in administrative

suited for or relating to the directing of things

was promoted to a supervisory position with several assistants working under him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• administrative
• managerial
• directorial
• executive
• ministerial
• official
• governmental
• regulatory
• parliamentary
• bureaucratic
• authoritarian
• despotic
• dictatorial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonsupervisory
• nonmanagerial

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of supervisory

Teens who participate in Read Alliance programs are called Teen Leaders with a chance to advance to Senior Teen Leader, a supervisory role with additional responsibilities - both emphasize the leadership aspect that comes with the role. — Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

But the closures and layoffs are vehemently opposed by the state of Lower Saxony, which owns 20 percent of VW Group, as well as the unions, which hold half of the seats on VW Group’s supervisory board. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Garwood, a supervisory civil engineer in the stormwater section of Overland Park’s Public Works Department, was conducting the city’s regular inspection of the South Park Lake dam. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

In his place, the supervisory board said Adidas alum Birgit Kretschmer will return to the company as CFO at the end of the year. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Without Shanahan involved in practice, offensive line coach Chris Foerster has assumed a supervisory role while offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak is relaying play calls. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Brokos, a former FBI supervisory special agent who led the crisis response at the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, urges caution to anyone eager to get a gun for self-defense. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

The longtime chief executive of 13 years then went on to serve on Amazon’s board, as well as the supervisory board of Dutch health company Royal Philips. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 July 2026

The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board on Thursday and comes after reports that the company is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing as many as 100,000 job cuts. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026