Definitions

in charge

ADJECTIVE

administrative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

WEAK

authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

commanding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive compelling decisive dominant dominating forceful imposing impressive lofty

STRONG

arresting controlling striking

WEAK

advantageous autocratic bossy dictatorial imperious peremptory

Antonyms

STRONGEST

humble ineffective modest secondary subordinate unimportant unimpressive weak

WEAK

indecisive inferior unassertive uncontrolling

ADJECTIVE

managerial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureaucratic commanding directorial governmental legislative ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

WEAK

authoritative central controlling deciding decisive departmental directing directive executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

ADJECTIVE

restrained

Synonyms

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discreet laid-back mild muted reasonable reticent subdued tasteful unobtrusive

STRONG

chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn

WEAK

bottled-up calm and collected conservative corked up in check inobtrusive on a leash self-controlled soft temperate unaffable undemonstrative under control under wraps unexcessive unexpansive unextreme uptight

Antonyms

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communicative

STRONG

extroverted friendly outgoing

WEAK

assured bold confident

ADJECTIVE

supervisory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory

WEAK

Example Sentences

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Dominic LeBlanc, the Canadian minister in charge of U.S.-Canada ties, said Wednesday he’s confident that Ottawa and Washington can work through points of contention, and proceed on talks related to the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact, or USMCA.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the past, when international markets started to outperform the U.S., they continued to do so for years to come, noted Dan Boston, a portfolio manager at Polar Capital, where he is in charge of the Polar Capital International Small Company Fund.

From MarketWatch

But the expectation was that her time in charge would be coming to an end.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jonah thought maybe this librarian had been in charge of story hour when he and Katherine were preschoolers.

From Literature

However, the four individual governing bodies in charge of the six sports contested at the Paralympics decided to keep their bans in place.

From BBC

in charge

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