Synonyms and Antonyms of chief (chēf)

chieftain commander proprietor chair captain central pendragon leading main foremost head foreman supervisor principal manager boss overseer governor president superior director chairman ringleader general master ruler emperor dictator superintendent big shot brass hat higher-up bigwig big wheel big cheese; high muck-a-muck head-honcho número uno (Spanish) prima-donna triton among minnows the only pebble on the beach the biggest frog in the puddle prince sachem sagamore duke majesty monarch overlord suzerain lord potentate sovereign headman elder sahib rajah boyar effendi sheik pasha número uno * (Spanish) hierarch honcho foreperson forewoman taskmaster taskmistress straw boss capital cardinal first key major number one paramount premier primary prime top eminent predominant preeminent preponderant supreme arch big chef-d'oeuvre crucial dominant duce great high imperator pooh-bah prominent provost rector vital gaffer top-dog tribal-chief fuhrer kingfish emir maharaja magnum opus

unnecessary subordinate underling retainer unimportant inessential minor secondary worker employee servant apprentice

administrator leader king over important absolute chief-executive deputy vice-president vice-chairman senior

chief ₁₃ fiche ₁₃

chef ₁₂ fice ₉

feh ₉ chi ₈ hic ₈ ich ₈ fie ₆ hie ₆ ice ₅

ef ₅ eh ₅ fe ₅ he ₅ hi ₅ if ₅