CHIEF


Meaning of CHIEF in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: leader 2, boss, chieftain, cock, dominator, head, headman, hierarch, honcho, master

Related Word: dictator, duce, führer

2.

Synonyms: notable 1, big-timer, ||big wheel, bigwig, dignitary, eminence, leader, lion, luminary, notability

II. adjective

1.

Synonyms: first 3, arch, champion, foremost, head, leading, premier, principal

2.

standing apart by reason of superior importance, significance, or influence

his chief claim to consideration is his unquestionable uprightness

Synonyms: capital, ||cock, dominant, main, major, number one, outstanding, predominant, preeminent, principal, star, stellar

Related Word: primal, primary, prime; important, prominent, significant; consequential, momentous, weighty; effective, potent, telling; controlling, master, ruling

Contrasted words: inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant; collateral, contingent, secondary

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