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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
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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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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
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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While Powell is set to bow out in charge of the Fed, he has said he would stay on as a governor.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Watford have sacked head coach Ed Still after less than three months in charge at Vicarage Road.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Raman, who has been in charge of the council’s housing and homelessness committee since 2023, voted for the mayor’s emergency declaration and signed off on three years of funding for Inside Safe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

If he wins, that would give the SNP their fifth consecutive term in charge of devolved public services such as the NHS, education and law and order.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“You’ll have to wait here for me. Moose will stay with you. You can be in charge of Moose.”

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret