Boss

/bɒs/

Synonyms for "boss" (420 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (84)

Noun(16 words)

chief director honcho knob manager master supervisor administrator awesome baas bigwigs capo chiefs command commander cool

a per seace ace-high administrator anaglyph ascendantat the headauditor badbang upbang-upbas reliefbas-reliefbig brotherbig cheesebigwig bilge blain bleb blister

Show 47 more words

blob boatswain bonzer bow bubble bulb bulge bulla bully bump bunch bunkum burlbut goodbutton bwana cacique cahot cameocameo glasscapital cavo-rilievo champion chaperon chase chef chief chieftain chinechurch dignitaryclump coarsen cock colophon command commander commanding comptroller concavity condyle control controller controlling convex convexity cool corking

Adjective(1 words)

brag

Strong matches (126)

crackerjackcut glassdactylogram dactylograph dandy dean delicious dent dint direct director dominant dominate domineer dowel ducky ear ecclesiarch elder emboss

Show 84 more words

embossment employer equipment excrescence executive fab famous finefine and dandyfingerprint first-rate flange flapfloor managerfloorman floorwalker footmark footprint footstep foremanfossil footprintfrieze fugleman gaffer gall ganger gear general genius glyph glyptograph gnarl goodman govern governing governor granulate great groovy guru handle head headman heavy hegemonic hegemonistic hierarchhigh reliefhigher uphigher-up hill himself honcho horripilate hot hump hunchhunky doryhunky-dory husband ichnite ichnolite impress impression imprintin ascendancyin chargein chiefin the ascendantindent indentation indention inspector intagliointaglio rilevatointaglio rilievojam-up jog jogglejust dandykeenkeep an eye onkeep in orderkeynoter

Noun(21 words)

direct dominate eminence employer excel excellent foreman forewomen gaffer godfathers gov governor great guv guvnor headhead manhigher-up hirer honchos

Show 1 more word

jefe

Verb(1 words)

emboss

Related words (210)

kingpin knob knot knur knurl laureate leader leading liegeliege lordlip loop lordlord it overlord paramountlow relieflumpman higher upmanage manager

Show 162 more words

managing directormarvy mask master mean medal medallion mole monarch monitor most mountain neat nevus nifty nobbynoncommissioned officernonpareil nub nubbin nubble ok okayorder aboutout of sightout of this worldoverlook overlord overman oversee overseeing overseer owner pad padrone papilloma paragon paramount paterfamilias patriarch patronpaw printpawmark peachy peachy-keen peg pimple plaquettepolicy makerpredominant predominate prepollent preponderant preponderate prepotent president prevalent prexy principal printprinting equipmentproctor prodigy proprietor pug pugmark quarterback rabbi raise regnant regulating regulative regulatory reigning relief relievo ribride herd onridge ring ringleader ripping roughrough uproughen ruler ruling rum run sachem sahib scrumptioussculptured glassseal seigneur seignior senior shoulder sigil signet sirdar skipper slap-upslave driversmashing solidsomething elsesovereign spiffing spiffy spine splendid stampstand overstandard bearerstandard-bearer star starets stepstraw bossstud stunning style subforeman super superb superintend superintendent superior superman superstar supervise supervising supervisor supervisory supreme survey surveyor swell tabtake care oftake chargetaskmaster teacherthe greatestthe mostthumbmark thumbprint toptop dogtough tubercle tubercule verruca vesicle vestige virtuoso visitor wale wart welt wizard

Noun(26 words)

leader lug manage mate nubs order orderer overseerparty bosspasha pashas patronnepolitical bossprominence protrusion rajah ringmasters sachem suit superintendent

Show 6 more words

superior supervise supervisors supremo umbo wife

Verb(1 words)

stamp

Adjective(1 words)

upper

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

24 entries

administrationanatomical featureauthorityauthority figurebone prominencecompetence control employer expertise impress imprintinformal adjectiveleaderleadership rolemanagement pol

Showing 16 of 24 words.

More specific

20 entries

administrationarmor bosscommand competencedepartment headdirection dopefrontal bossinstruction masteryoccipital bossornamental bossoversightplant supervisorproject supervisorprowess

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Collocations

16 entries

authoritative controlboss algorithmboss cultureboss figureboss levelboss metricboss moveboss performancecommand presencedirective leadershipmanagement authoritynew bossoffice bossold bossstrict supervisionthe boss

Inflections

5 entries

bossed bosses bossingmore bossmost boss

Derivations

8 entries

bossed bosses bossily bossiness bossing bosslike bossmanship bossy

similar

1 entries

superior

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I thought our boss was stubborn as a mule but actually he has his cute side.

Source: tatoeba (20777)

Lisa, this is Mr Murata. He's my boss.

Source: tatoeba (29704)

You talk as if you were the boss.

Source: tatoeba (32318)

The boss could not approve of what one of his men did.

Source: tatoeba (33431)

Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.

More for "boss"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog