You don't have proper dignity as chief of the section.
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Chief
/t͡ʃiːf/
Synonyms for "chief" (509 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (102)
Noun(19 words)
a per seaceachievementacmaticalerionall-absorbinganimal chargeannuletanointed kingantecedentanteriorapicalarchargentarmorial bearingsarmoryarmsascendantat the headauditor
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azurebandeaubannerbarbar sinisterbasicbatonbearingsbendbend sinisterbig brotherbig cheesebig gunbig wheelbig-timerbigwigbilletblazonblazonryboatswainbordurebossbroad arrowbwanacadency markcantoncapitalcaptaincardinalcentralchampionchapletcharacterchargechefchevronchieftainchurch dignitaryclimacticcoat of armscockcockatricecommandercommandingcomptrollerconsequentialconsummatecontrollercontrollingcoronetcrescentcrestcrosscross molinecrowncrowned headcrowningdeandevice
Adjective(4 words)
cardinal determinercentral channelcentral issuechosen field of study
Strong matches (153)
dictatordifferencedifferencingdignitarydirectingdirectivedirectorialdirectorydominantdoyendoyenneducedynasteagleecclesiarcheffectiveelderelectronics kingeminenceemperor
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employerermineermineserminiteserminoisescutcheonessentialexordialfalconfessfess pointfieldfilefirstfirst and foremostflanchfleur-de-lisfloor managerfloormanfloorwalkerfocalforeforegoingforehandforemanforemostforwardfretfrontfrontalfuglemanfuhrerfurfusilgaffergangergarlandgeneralgeniusgoodmangoverninggovernorgrandgrand dukegreatgreatestgriffinguidinggulesgurugyronhatchmentheadheadingheadmanheadmostheavyweighthegemonichegemonistichelmetheraldic devicehierarchhighhigh chiefhigh priesthigher uphigher-uphighesthimselfhonchohonor pointhusbandimpalementimpalingimperatorimportantimportant personin ascendancyin chargein chiefin the ascendantinauguralinescutcheoninitiatoryinspectorkeykingking-emperorkingfishkingletkingpinlabellaureateleadleaderleadingleading lightliegeliege lordlionlordlord paramountlozengeluminarymagisterialmaiden
Noun(20 words)
Adjective(7 words)
dominant traitdominant trendexecutive bodyhistoric leaderindependent eventskey factleading role
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mainmajestymajormanmanagermanagerialmanagingmantlingmarshalingmartletmasclemastermaster spiritmaximalmaximummeridianmeridionalmetalmomentousmonarch
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monitormostmottomulletnombril pointnoncommissioned officernonpareilnotabilitynotablenumber oneoctofoilorordinaryorleoutstandingoverlordovermanovermostoverridingoverrulingoverseerpadronepalepalyparagonparamountpaterfamiliaspatriarchpatronpeanpersonagepersonalitypetty kingpheonpotentpotentateprecedentprecedingprecessionalprecursorypredominantpredominatepreeminentprefatorypreliminarypreludialprelusivepremierpreparatoryprepollentpreponderantpreponderateprepotentprevailingprevalentprevenientprima donnaprimalprimaryprimeprinceprince consortprincipalpriorproctorprodigyproemialprominentpropaedeuticpurpurequarterquarteringrabbirankingregnantregulatingregulativeregulatoryreigningresponsibleringleaderroseroyalroyal personageroyaltyrulerrulingsablesahibsalientsaltirescutcheonseigneurseigniorseniorshieldsignificantsirdarskipperslave driversovereignspread eaglestaplestarstaretsstellarstraw bosssubforemansubordinarysummitalsupersupereminentsuperintendentsuperiorsupermansuperstarsupervisorsupremesurveyorsuzeraintaskmasterteachertellingtennetetrarchthe greatestthe mosttincturetip toptip-toptoptop dogtopflighttopmosttorsetressureultimateunicornupmostuppermostvairvertverticalvirtuosovisitorweightywreathyalezenithal
Adjective(37 words)
mainmain academic subjectmain argumentmain armymain authoritymain coursemain pointsmain programmain subjectsmain thememajor cnidarian groupsmajor fieldmajor organ systemmajor reformsmasterpredominant influenceprimaryprimary causeprimary componentprimary criterion
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primary diagnosis codeprimary factorprimary goalprimary indexprimary language for learningprimary languagesprimary principleprimary productionprimary purposeprimary responseprimary subjectprimary unitprincipalprincipal agentsenior diagnosticiantop numbertopmost level
Noun(44 words)
Adverb(1 words)
more main
Determiner(3 words)
most animalmost key-pointmost oral historians
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesMore specific
16 entriesagency chiefcentral issuecentral motivechief executivechief executive officerchief financial officerchief medical officerdepartment chieffire chiefleading causemain drivermain objectivemilitary chiefpolice chiefprimary aimprimary reason
Collocations
10 entrieschief aimchief architectchief concernchief executivechief factorchief of staffchief reasondepartment chieffire chiefpolice chief
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesimportantof import
Translations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- johtaja noun (informal address)
Galician
1 entries- xefe noun (informal address)
Icelandic
1 entries- meistari noun (informal address)
Russian
1 entries- команди́р noun (informal address)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
Source: tatoeba (19002)
In 776 B.C., the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the Greeks' chief god, Zeus.
Source: tatoeba (20237)
The section chief made me work like a slave.
Source: tatoeba (23659)
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