Definitions

in charge

ADJECTIVE

administrative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory

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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

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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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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So what would he do if he was put in charge of the UK's entry?

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“No one is in charge of your sidewalk and City Hall is determined to keep it that way.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

“But the key question is: who is actually in charge of making it happen?” she asked.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

"We don't want our systems to make that decision. We want the humans to be in charge."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The young man in charge was perhaps a qualified eye doctor, but his entire equipment consisted of a box of framed glasses, from gold-rimmed bifocals to a plastic-framed child’s pair.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

in charge

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