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boss

Definition for boss

noun as in manager over other employees

noun as in game antagonist

Strongest matches

antagonist, opponent

Strong matches

adversary, enemy, foe

Weak match

character

verb as in control; command

adjective as in great

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Example Sentences

Based on the hat he had created for himself, Stetson made a version called “The Boss of the Plains.”

NBC News boss Deborah Turness abruptly ousted the ‘Meet the Press’ host four months ago.

Like his boss al-Baghdadi, he was captured by U.S. forces and served time in Camp Bucca.

I later told my boss about what had happened, but she told me that I probably misunderstood the situation.

His sensitivity to this problem came out in his first sharp disagreement with his boss, VMI superintendent Francis H. Smith.

Delancy knew that the message was from that man he had never seen—the big boss, the man who knew all the answers.

Each man knows his part and your near neighbor, John Smith, is boss of the whole.

Money and political power, boss of this State—that's what I'm after—and no idle dream either.

Policemen send their daughters to Europe, and the boss politicians get rich so fast they spend money almost like a gentleman.

Something came up today and the boss had to leave in a hurry—right in the middle of a conference.

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On this page you'll find 142 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to boss, such as: capital, champion, fine, fly, top, and awesome.

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

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