Synonyms for boss
bɒs, bɔsboss

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, bossnoun

   a person who exercises control over workers

   "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

   Synonyms:
   hirer, tribal chief, headman, foreman, political boss, antique, gaffer, old geezer, chief, knob, old-timer, honcho, oldtimer, chieftain, head, party boss, top dog

   Antonyms:
   inferior

2. boss, hirernoun

   a person responsible for hiring workers

   "the boss hired three more men for the new job"

   Synonyms:
   honcho, gaffer, party boss, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, political boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

3. bossnoun

   a person who exercises control and makes decisions

   "he is his own boss now"

   Synonyms:
   honcho, gaffer, party boss, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, political boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

4. party boss, political boss, bossnoun

   a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

   "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"

   Synonyms:
   honcho, gaffer, party boss, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, political boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

5. knob, bossadjective

   a circular rounded projection or protuberance

   Synonyms:
   node, honcho, gaffer, thickening, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, pommel, political boss, party boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

6. boss, bragverb

   exceptionally good

   "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

   Synonyms:
   brag

   Antonyms:
   inferior

7. emboss, boss, stampverb

   raise in a relief

   "embossed stationery"

   Synonyms:
   stomp, emboss, stamp, stereotype, stump, pigeonhole

   Antonyms:
   inferior

Matched Categories

1. • Employer
   • Impress
   • Leader
   • Politician

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bossnoun

   Synonyms:
   protuberance, knob, stud, protuberant part

2. bossnoun

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. s.] superintendent, overseer, master-workman

3. bossverb

   Synonyms:
   stud, cover with bosses

4. bossverb

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] direct, oversee, superintend

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bossnoun

   Synonyms:
   protuberance, stud, knob, process, superintendent, director, employer, foreman, overseer

2. bossverb

   Synonyms:
   direct, oversee, superintend, domineer, dominate, dictate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "boss":

   guv, patron, pattern, chief, head, skipper, -boss, chef, leader, owner, bosses, master, kingpin, landlord

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Boss":

   Lichelle Laws, Bo$$

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOSS

   Synonyms:
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How to use boss in a sentence?

1. Nikos Kazantzakis:

   Maybe you're right, boss. It all depends on the way you look at it. Look, one day I had gone to a little village. An old grandfather of ninety was busy planting an almond tree. 'What, grandad' I exclaimed. 'Planting an almond tree' and he, bent as he was, turned round and said, 'My son, I carry on as if I should never die.' I replied, 'And I carry on as if I was going to die any minute.' Which of us was right, boss

2. Jim Jones:

   I feel no pressure from anybody but my boss... get it right and get it done.

3. Jeffrey Toobin:

   They will continue their investigations unless and until a new boss tells them to stop, i mean, the real power of a US attorney is not to control investigations day-to-day but to say, 'Look, we're not pursuing X or we are pursuing Y.' And 'I will not sign an indictment or I will sign an indictment.' The real question will be who comes in to replace him long-term and whether that person has a similarly aggressive attitude.

4. Harry S. Truman:

   When a leader is in the Democratic Party he is a boss, and when he is in the Republican Party he is a leader.

5. Hao Mingjin:

   They can't think of themselves as their own businesses or that they are the boss. The inherent political nature of state-owned industries is the party's leadership over them.