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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
STRONGEST
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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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
STRONGEST
communicative
STRONG
extroverted friendly outgoing
WEAK
assured bold confident
ADJECTIVE
supervisory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory
WEAK
authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

Example Sentences

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Ms. Rodríguez's brother, Jorge Rodríguez, remains in charge of the National Assembly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Given these conflicting messages, many are asking who is now in charge in Venezuela.

From BBC

Thelin joined Aberdeen in the summer of 2024 and made an impressive impact, winning 14 and drawing one of his opening 15 games in charge.

From BBC

Leven won six of his 12 games in charge that season.

From BBC

A win against the club that sacked him in September after 21 months in charge might buy him some more time, but a defeat would deepen the crisis and amplify the noise surrounding his position.

From BBC

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