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

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 company also said it could not be held liable for the behavior of non-supervisory employees under the circumstances alleged. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

At the same time, financial services firms may face different supervisory expectations based on their target activities. — Murad Salikhov, Forbes.com, 20 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

Local 42, which represents most fire department employees, argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Half of the 20 seats on the supervisory board are appointed by worker councils. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

According to a June 25 press release, the passenger’s bag set off alarms and prompted a supervisory officer and explosives specialist to inspect the baggage. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026