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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

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“We have a couple of missing teeth downtown but…I think it generally looks pretty good,” said Steve Millard, head of the chamber of commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"There is now some light at the end of the tunnel, which will bring some near term oil price relief," Saul Kavonic, head of energy research at MST Financial.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"There's nothing like spending the day looking at something no other human has ever seen," the Field Museum's X-ray lab head Stephanie Smith said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

If what you say is true, she may have already gotten a head start on doing just that.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Awesiinh shakes his head and points at the dusty cement floor of my parents’ garage.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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