Boss

//bɒs//

Synonyms for "boss" (426 found)

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Closest matches (86)

Strong matches (127)

Related words (213)

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Verb(2 words)

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17 relation types

More general

11 entries

More specific

13 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

Related terms

5 entries

at location

4 entries

capable of

29 entries

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causes desire

2 entries

coordinate

3 entries

derived

61 entries

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desires

3 entries

etymologically related_to

2 entries

has context

11 entries

has property

1 entries

is a

4 entries

related to

52 entries

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similar

3 entries

Translations

405 translations across 79 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shef noun (person in charge)

Aleut

1 entries
  • tukux̂ noun (person in charge)

Arabic

4 entries
  • رَئِيس noun (supervisor)
  • رَئِيس noun (person in charge)
  • رَئِيسَة noun (supervisor)
  • رَئِيسَة noun (person in charge)

Armenian

1 entries
  • վերակացու noun (supervisor)

Asturian

1 entries
  • xefe noun (person in charge)

Baluchi

2 entries
  • سروک noun (supervisor)
  • سروک noun (person in charge)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • бос noun (supervisor)
  • галава́ noun (supervisor)
  • кіраўні́к noun (supervisor)
  • кіраўні́ца noun (supervisor)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • бос noun (enemy in video game)
  • водител noun (head of a political party)
  • издатина noun (mechanics: a protrusion)
  • изпъкналост noun (mechanics: a protrusion)

Catalan

4 entries
  • botó noun (mechanics: a protrusion)
  • cap noun (supervisor)
  • cap noun (person in charge)
  • cap noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • bwana noun (person in charge)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 頭家 /头家 noun (person in charge)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries
  • 主管 noun (supervisor)
  • 事頭 /事头 noun (supervisor)
  • 大佬 noun (enemy in video game)
  • 波士 noun (person in charge)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • 主管 noun (supervisor)
  • 主管 noun (person in charge)
  • 大佬 noun (head of a political party)

Crimean Tatar

2 entries
  • baş noun (person in charge)
  • baş noun (head of a political party)

Czech

2 entries
  • šéf noun (person in charge)
  • šéfka noun (person in charge)

Danish

3 entries
  • chef noun (person in charge)
  • hundse verb (to exercise authority over (someone))
  • koste verb (to exercise authority over (someone))

Dutch

4 entries
  • baas noun (supervisor)
  • baas noun (person in charge)
  • baas noun (enemy in video game)
  • bazin noun (person in charge)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • estro noun (supervisor)
  • estro noun (enemy in video game)
  • mastro noun (supervisor)
  • mastro noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Estonian

3 entries
  • boss noun (person in charge)
  • ülemus noun (supervisor)
  • ülemus noun (person in charge)

Finnish

4 entries
  • johtaja noun (person in charge)
  • johtaja noun (leader, head of an organised team)
  • johtaja noun (head of a political party)
  • loppuvastus noun (enemy in video game)

French

4 entries
  • boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • chef noun (supervisor)
  • chef noun (person in charge)
  • chef noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Friulian

1 entries
  • cap noun (person in charge)

Galician

2 entries
  • xefa noun (person in charge)
  • xefe noun (person in charge)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ბოსი noun (supervisor)
  • ბოსი noun (person in charge)
  • ზედამხედველი noun (supervisor)
  • ლიდერი noun (head of a political party)

German

4 entries
  • Abhängling noun (architecture: knob or protrusion)
  • Boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • Buckel noun (projection in centre of shield)
  • Bund noun (mechanics: a protrusion)

Greek

4 entries
  • αρχηγός noun (leader, head of an organised team)
  • αρχηγός noun (head of a political party)
  • αφεντικό noun (supervisor)
  • αφεντικό noun (person in charge)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • בּוֹס noun (supervisor)
  • בּוֹס noun (person in charge)
  • בּוֹסִית noun (supervisor)
  • בּוֹסִית noun (person in charge)

Hindi

2 entries
  • मालिक noun (supervisor)
  • मालिक noun (person in charge)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • fő ellenség noun (enemy in video game)
  • főnök noun (person in charge)

Hutterisch

1 entries
  • Wiet noun (supervisor)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • stjóri noun (person in charge)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • bos noun (person in charge)

Ingrian

4 entries
  • päämees noun (supervisor)
  • päämees noun (person in charge)
  • päänikka noun (supervisor)
  • päänikka noun (person in charge)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • chef noun (person in charge)

Iranian Persian

4 entries
  • رَئیس noun (supervisor)
  • مُدیر noun (supervisor)
  • مُدیر noun (person in charge)
  • کارْفَرْما noun (person in charge)

Irish

4 entries
  • bas noun (supervisor)
  • bas noun (person in charge)
  • mol noun (projection in centre of shield)
  • mol noun (mechanics: a protrusion)

Italian

4 entries
  • boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • bugna noun (architecture: knob or protrusion)
  • capo noun (supervisor)
  • capo noun (person in charge)

Japanese

4 entries
  • ボス noun (person in charge)
  • ボス noun (enemy in video game)
  • 上司 noun (supervisor)
  • 上司 noun (person in charge)

Jarai

1 entries
  • khua noun (person in charge)

K'iche'

1 entries
  • rajaw noun (person in charge)

Khmer

4 entries
  • ចាងហ្វាង noun (supervisor)
  • ចាងហ្វាង noun (person in charge)
  • ចៅហ្វាយ noun (supervisor)
  • ចៅហ្វាយ noun (person in charge)

Korean

4 entries
  • 보스 noun (person in charge)
  • 보스 noun (enemy in video game)
  • 상관 noun (supervisor)
  • 상사 noun (supervisor)

Lao

3 entries
  • ຕົ້ນ noun (supervisor)
  • ນາຽ noun (supervisor)
  • ເຈົ້ານາຍ noun (person in charge)

Latin

4 entries
  • domina noun (person in charge)
  • dominus noun (supervisor)
  • dominus noun (person in charge)
  • dominus noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Latvian

4 entries
  • vadītāja noun (supervisor)
  • vadītāja noun (person in charge)
  • vadītājs noun (supervisor)
  • vadītājs noun (person in charge)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • vadovė noun (supervisor)
  • vadovė noun (person in charge)
  • vadõvas noun (supervisor)
  • vadõvas noun (person in charge)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • кралица noun (enemy in video game)
  • лидер noun (head of a political party)
  • раководител noun (supervisor)
  • раководител noun (person in charge)

Malay

1 entries
  • bos noun (person in charge)

Manx

4 entries
  • ard-er noun (supervisor)
  • ard-er noun (person in charge)
  • ard-er noun (leader, head of an organised team)
  • ard-ghooinney noun (supervisor)

Miami

1 entries
  • aahkohkinkia noun (supervisor)

Māori

1 entries
  • pāhi noun (person in charge)

Navajo

1 entries
  • bóhólníhígíí noun (person in charge)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • boss noun (mechanics: a protrusion)
  • bøssing noun (mechanics: a protrusion)
  • sjef noun (person in charge)

Occitan

4 entries
  • cap noun (supervisor)
  • cap noun (person in charge)
  • capa noun (person in charge)
  • patron noun (person in charge)

Ojibwe

2 entries
  • ogimaa noun (person in charge)
  • ogimaa noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Old English

1 entries
  • randbēag noun (projection in centre of shield)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries
  • رئیس noun (person in charge)
  • رئیس noun (leader, head of an organised team)
  • قوجه noun (person in charge)
  • قوجه noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Plautdietsch

2 entries
  • Bauss noun (supervisor)
  • Bauss noun (person in charge)

Polish

4 entries
  • brosza noun (architecture: knob or protrusion)
  • brygadzista noun (supervisor)
  • kierowniczka noun (supervisor)
  • kierownik noun (supervisor)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • bossa noun (projection in centre of shield)
  • capataz noun (supervisor)
  • chefe noun (supervisor)
  • chefe noun (person in charge)

Romanian

3 entries
  • boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • șef noun (person in charge)
  • șefă noun (person in charge)

Romansch

2 entries
  • schef noun (person in charge)
  • scheffa noun (person in charge)

Russian

4 entries
  • босс noun (supervisor)
  • босс noun (person in charge)
  • босс noun (enemy in video game)
  • вождь noun (head of a political party)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • ceannard noun (supervisor)
  • ceannard noun (person in charge)
  • ceannard noun (leader, head of an organised team)
  • ceannard noun (head of a political party)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • gȁzda noun (person in charge)
  • га̏зда noun (person in charge)

Slovak

2 entries
  • šéf noun (person in charge)
  • šéfka noun (person in charge)

Slovene

2 entries
  • šef noun (person in charge)
  • šefica noun (person in charge)

Spanish

4 entries
  • botón noun (mechanics: a protrusion)
  • capo noun (leader, head of an organised team)
  • jefa noun (supervisor)
  • jefa noun (person in charge)

Swahili

1 entries
  • bwana noun (person in charge)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bas noun (supervisor)
  • boss noun (supervisor)
  • boss noun (enemy in video game)
  • chef noun (supervisor)

Tajik

3 entries
  • мудир noun (supervisor)
  • мудир noun (person in charge)
  • сардор noun (person in charge)

Thai

4 entries
  • นาย noun (supervisor)
  • นาย noun (person in charge)
  • นายงาน noun (supervisor)
  • นายจ้าง noun (supervisor)

Turkish

4 entries
  • amir noun (person in charge)
  • müdür noun (person in charge)
  • patron noun (person in charge)
  • patron noun (leader, head of an organised team)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • бос noun (supervisor)
  • голова́ noun (supervisor)
  • керівни́к noun (supervisor)
  • керівни́ця noun (supervisor)

Urdu

2 entries
  • مالِک noun (supervisor)
  • مالِک noun (person in charge)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • boshliq noun (person in charge)
  • rahbar noun (person in charge)
  • sardor noun (person in charge)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • sếp noun (person in charge)
  • thủ trưởng noun (supervisor)
  • trùm noun (enemy in video game)
  • ông chủ noun (supervisor)

Western Apache

3 entries
  • nantʼán noun (supervisor)
  • nantʼán noun (person in charge)
  • nantʼán noun (head of a political party)

Záparo

2 entries
  • akamínu noun (supervisor)
  • akamínu noun (person in charge)

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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

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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.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.