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head

[hed] / hɛd /
ADJECTIVE
most important; chief
Synonyms
STRONG
arch champion first front leading main pioneer premier prime principal
WEAK
foremost highest preeminent stellar supreme topmost
Antonyms
STRONG
auxiliary extra final inferior last least minor secondary subordinate unimportant
WEAK
lower second trivial
NOUN
top part of an animate body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brain skull
STRONG
attic belfry capitulum coconut cranium crown dome noggin noodle pate scalp thinker upstairs
WEAK
gray matter think tank top story upper story
Antonyms
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
leader
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chief commander director executive manager officer superintendent
STRONG
President boss captain chieftain honcho principal supervisor
WEAK
commanding officer dominator lead-off person top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee
STRONG
worker
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
top part
Synonyms
STRONG
apex banner beak bill cap cork crest crown heading headline height peak pitch point promontory streamer summit tip vertex
Antonyms
STRONG
base bottom nadir
WEAK
conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
front, beginning
Synonyms
STRONG
commencement fore forefront fountainhead origin rise source start van vanguard
WEAK
first place
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion death effect end ending finish result stop
WEAK
bottom follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
ability, intelligence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mind
STRONG
aptitude aptness bent brains capacity faculty flair genius gift intellect knack mentality talent thought turn understanding
Antonyms
STRONG
inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness lack
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance rear stupidity
NOUN
turning point
Synonyms
STRONG
acme climax conclusion crisis culmination end
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning commencement opening start
WEAK
bottom ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
VERB
manage, oversee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
command control direct guide lead run
STRONG
address dominate govern pioneer precede rule supervise
WEAK
be first be in charge go first hold sway over lead the way
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon follow misguide mislead neglect obey
STRONG
serve submit surrender yield

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A tariff price bump could turn out to be just another head fake, a form of residual seasonality.

From The Wall Street Journal

AI was where tech was headed, and she saw a need for philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alex Crossman, executive head teacher at LAE, said: "We exist very much to provide a particular type of opportunity, academic and professional, to communities that have not traditionally benefited from those sorts of opportunities."

From BBC

"A lot of it was I wanted to work with my friend Pearce and when I realised he was the main character, it sort of started to crystallise in my head."

From BBC

When they left prison, they got the old act back together, however, I discovered that with a damaged reputation, they struggled for work and Smith, possibly with Roberts, headed abroad.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.