be in charge

VERB

head

Synonyms

STRONGEST

command control direct guide lead run

STRONG

address dominate govern pioneer precede rule supervise

WEAK

be first go first hold sway over lead the way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon follow misguide mislead neglect obey

STRONG

serve submit surrender yield

VERB

operate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct drive handle keep play run work

STRONG

command maneuver manipulate ordain pilot ply steer wield

WEAK

be in driver's seat be in saddle call the play call the shots call the signals carry on hold the reins make go pull the strings pull the wires run the show run things sit on top of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt mismanage neglect stop

STRONG

leave alone

VERB

run

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conduct control head keep lead operate own

STRONG

administer boss coordinate direct helm ordain oversee regulate superintend

WEAK

be in driver's seat be in saddle carry on head up look after pull the strings ride herd on take care of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon follow obey

STRONG

mismanage neglect

WEAK

serve

VERB

supervise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer conduct deal with direct handle inspect look after oversee take care of

STRONG

boss chaperon control overlook quarterback run superintend survey

WEAK

be in driver's seat be in the saddle be on duty be responsible for call the play call the shots crack the whip keep an eye on preside over ride herd on run the show run things sit on top of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mismanage neglect

STRONG

follow serve

Example Sentences

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Generally, when I meet eldest siblings, there’s a kind of interesting energy of someone who both needs to be in charge and needs a lot of permission.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“I wanted a different existence. I wanted to be in charge of my happiness,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

And they’re the ones that are supposed to be in charge of the food, the medical care, the education.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

"Who knows what role he will play, but he clearly will be in charge and the military will be clearly in charge," the UN's outgoing Myanmar rights expert, Tom Andrews, told AFP last week.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Grandma and Ruth didn’t involve me much in the way they settled things between them—things like who would be in charge of me and where I would live and how I would be paid for.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

be in charge

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