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Synonyms & Antonyms for chief
Synonyms: Adjective
arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign (also sovran), supreme
Synonyms: Noun
body, brunt, bulk, core, generality, heft [archaic], main, mass, staple, weight
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of chief in a Sentence
Adjective
the chief engineer on the project Her job is their chief source of income. He has many concerns, chief among them his health.Noun
the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son our chief is out on a business trip right now
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The chief financial officer, David Mathers, has been in his job since 2010. — The Economist, "Tidjane Thiamâs overhaul of Credit Suisse is paying off," 24 Aug. 2019 Disney Animation chief creative officer Jennifer Lee made the announcement at Disneyâs biennial fan expo D23 on Saturday. — Marc Snetiker, EW.com, "Raya and the Last Dragon," 24 Aug. 2019 Jon Snook, Hawaiian Airlines chief operating officer, said smoke was first detected on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 47 from Oakland, California, about 20 minutes prior to landing as the plane began to descend. — Washington Post, "7 sent to hospital after smoke fills cabin of Hawaii flight," 24 Aug. 2019 Both will be reporting to AXS chief revenue officer Rob Sine, with focus on establishing ticketing partnerships with music organizations at all levels. — Christian Saralegui, Billboard, "Executive Turntable: Moves at RCA, AXS, Columbia, Warner Records & More," 23 Aug. 2019 At one point, Duncan sought help from Kevin Eskridge, Under Armourâs chief product officer and Cavanaughâs manger, about the hostile relationship. — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, "Former Under Armour executive sues company and his manager for racial discrimination," 23 Aug. 2019 Jay Neal, associate vice president for academic affairs and chief operating officer for UH at Sugar Land and UH at Katy, said in a press release. — Kristi Nix, Houston Chronicle, "University of Houston expands facilities, program offerings at Sugar Land and Katy campuses," 23 Aug. 2019 In a press conference, Hawaiian Airlines chief operations officer Jon Snook said that all passengers would be getting a full refund of their round-trip tickets as well as vouchers to use for future travel. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "7 Hospitalized after âSmoke in the Cabinâ of Hawaiian Airlines Flight Forces Emergency Landing," 23 Aug. 2019 No explicit ransom demand was made, but the attack played out like many that target cities, said Matthew Leibert, Allentownâs longtime chief information officer. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, "Ransomware Attacks Are Testing Resolve of Cities Across America," 22 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Riley OâConnell, editor-in-chief of The Santa Clara Review, and dancer and poet Christina Madueño will perform at MACLA that evening. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Fifth annual poetry festival gives South Bay voices a chance to be heard," 30 Aug. 2019 But both are extremely active on social media, and now AOC is dealing with similar complaints as those recently faced by the commander-in-chiefâand raising the same defenses. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "AOC gets schooled by the same free-speech advocates that sued Donald Trump," 29 Aug. 2019 Moreover, for all Mr Trumpâs sporadic boasts of being dealmaker-in-chief, his truces tend to be temporary. — The Economist, "Donald Trump admits to putting the world through a ârough patchâ," 29 Aug. 2019 Editor-in-chief Radhika Jones made the announcement to Vanity Fair's staff Thursday morning, at the same time announcing the promotion of Hillary Busis to senior editor. — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "Vanity Fair Hires Ex-Entertainment Weekly Writer Anthony Breznican as Special Correspondent (Exclusive)," 22 Aug. 2019 Holden Thorp, a chemist who held top leadership positions at two major U.S. research universities, was named today as the next editor-in-chief of the Science family of journals. — Jeffrey Brainard, Science | AAAS, "AAAS names chemist Holden Thorp as editor-in-chief of Science," 19 Aug. 2019 Why shouldnât our commander-in-chief respond in kind? — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Itâs Time for Trump to Troll China," 16 Aug. 2019 On a recent episode of The Chronicleâs flagship podcast, Fifth & Mission, food reporters Janelle Bitker and Justin Phillips joined editor-in-chief Audrey Cooper for a conversation about the Bay Areaâs barbecue boom. — Chronicle Food Staff, SFChronicle.com, "Recipe: Audrey Cooperâs Smoked Baked Beans," 6 Sep. 2019 But while the commander-in-chief thrashes about, something important is taking shape in his shadow â the outlines of a new conservatism inspired, or at least elevated, by his rise to power. —