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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chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn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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Gattuso, who won 73 caps for the Azzurri during his playing career, was appointed as Luciano Spalletti's successor in June and won six of his eight games in charge.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Labor Department is clear that these assets are appropriate when they are professionally managed—in target-date funds, managed accounts and similar vehicles that have fiduciaries in charge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Akil Davis, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office, said Southern California was rife with hospice fraud.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Say someone is put in charge of a particular business vertical; they might now get promised 4% of its profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Rania is in charge of running many of my tests.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

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