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Definitions

captaincy

[kap-tuhn-see] / ˈkæp tən si /
NOUN
leadership
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captainship care coaching direction encouragement guardianship guidance initiative lead navigation overseeing pilotage piloting shepherding steering stewardship superintendence superintendency supervision tutelage
STRONG
administration directorship generalship governance government influence management running sway
WEAK
authority command control domination dominion power reign rule
Antonyms
STRONGEST
subordination
STRONG
deference obedience submission subservience
WEAK
impotence
NOUN
navigation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boating exploration shipping
STRONG
aeronautics captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting
WEAK
cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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When asked about the captaincy in recent months, Woods has said he was undecided.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

He was too busy to take America's Ryder Cup captaincy last year and is currently weighing up whether to accept the job for the 2027 match at Adare Manor in Ireland.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But hopes that being relieved of the captaincy would result in a return to his best batting form have failed to come true.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He was handed the national team captaincy at 22 and Liverpool view him as a future skipper, just like Gerrard.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

His eyes, not clouded with drink but clear of purpose, were fixed on the captaincy of this reeling ship.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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