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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
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assertive compelling decisive dominant dominating forceful imposing impressive lofty
STRONG
arresting controlling striking
WEAK
advantageous autocratic bossy dictatorial imperious peremptory
Antonyms
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humble ineffective modest secondary subordinate unimportant unimpressive weak
WEAK
indecisive inferior unassertive uncontrolling
ADJECTIVE
managerial
Synonyms
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bureaucratic commanding directorial governmental legislative ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory
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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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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
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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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Beijing put the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in charge rather than a technical body such as the Ministry of Science and Technology, Doshi said, limiting the substance of the exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In contrast, the Mamdani administration now in charge of New York City is showcasing a different approach.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

"It's such an unlikely tale, it could be out of a film," said Paul-Edouard Lallois, the prosecutor in charge of the enquiry.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

She also noted that Raman served until recently in council leadership and spent three years in charge of the powerful committee charged with homelessness and housing issues.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I haven’t seen Cleopatra’s Needle itself yet, but I did see the man who is in charge of bringing it here from Egypt.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman