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be in the driver's seat

  • as inreign
  • as insteer
  • as incall the shots
  • as inadminister
  • as indirect
  • as ingovern
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Synonyms for be in the driver's seat

verb have power over; prevail
  • dominate
  • govern
  • hold sway
  • occupy
  • predominate
  • administer
  • boss
  • command
  • domineer
  • helm
  • influence
  • manage
  • obtain
  • overrule
  • preponderate
  • rule
  • sit
  • be in power
  • be in the driver's seat
  • be supreme
  • head up
  • hold power
  • rule the roost
  • run the show
  • run things
  • superabound
  • wear the crown

Antonyms for be in the driver's seat

  • surrender
  • yield
  • follow
  • mismanage
  • submit
  • serve
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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