| Main Entry: | adviser/advisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps |
Synonyms: |
Dutch uncle, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, quarterback, referee, righthand person, second-guesser, teacher, tutor |
| Main Entry: | arrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make plans, often involving agreement |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, agree to, blueprint, chart, come to terms, compromise, concert, construct, contrive, decide, design, determine, devise, direct, draft, establish, frame*, get act together, get ready, hammer out a deal, harmonize, iron out, lay out, line up, make a connection, make ready, manage, map out, negotiate, organize, prepare, project, promote, provide, pull a wire, pull things together, quarterback, resolve, schedule, scheme, set stage, settle, shape up, tailor, work out, work out a deal |
Antonyms: |
disorganize, not plan |
| Main Entry: | boss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | control; command |
Synonyms: |
administer, administrate, chaperon, direct, employ, manage, overlook, oversee, quarterback, run, superintend, supervise, survey, take charge |
Antonyms: |
behave, follow |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have charge of |
Synonyms: |
administer, administrate, advise, be in saddle, boss, bully, call, call the signals, command, conduct, deal with, direct, discipline, dominate, domineer, govern, guide, handle, head, head up, hold purse strings, hold sway over, hold the reins, instruct, lead, manage, manipulate, overlook, oversee, pilot, predominate, push buttons, quarterback, regiment, regulate, reign over, rule, run the show, run things, run*, steer, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise |
Antonyms: |
abandon, forsake, give up, let go, relinquish, renounce, resign |
| Main Entry: | coordinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | match, relate |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, adjust, agree, atune, combine, conduce, conform, correlate, get it together, get one's act together, harmonize, integrate, mesh, organize, pool, proportion, pull together, quarterback, reconcile, reconciliate, regulate, shape up, synchronize, systematize, team up |
Antonyms: |
disintegrate, mismatch, uncoordinate, unrelate |
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, oversee |
Synonyms: |
administer, advise, be in the driver's seat, boss, call the shots, carry on, conduct, control, control the affairs of, dispose, dominate, govern, guide, handle, have the say, head up, influence, keep, lead, operate, ordain, preside over, quarterback, regulate, rule, run, run the show, run things, shepherd, superintend, supervise, take the reins |
Antonyms: |
misguide, mismanage, neglect |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | direct, lead |
Synonyms: |
accompany, advise, attend, beacon*, chaperon, command, conduct, contrive, control, convoy, counsel, coxswain, educate, engineer, escort, govern, handle, have a handle on, influence, instruct, manage, maneuver, marshal, navigate, oversee, pilot, quarterback, regulate, route, rule, see, shepherd, show, show the way, spearhead*, steer, superintend, supervise, sway, teach, trailblaze, train, usher |
Antonyms: |
abandon, leave, misguide, mislead, neglect |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide physically |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, be responsible for, chaperone, coerce, compel, conduct, convey, convoy, direct, drive, escort, find a way, force, get, go along with, guard, impel, induce, manage, pass along, persuade, pilot, point out, point the way, precede, prevail, protect, quarterback, route, safeguard, see, shepherd, show, show around, show in, show the way, span, squire, steer, traverse, usher, watch over |
Antonyms: |
follow |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide mentally; influence |
Synonyms: |
affect, bring, bring on, call the shots, cause, command, conduce, contribute, convert, direct, dispose, draw, get the jump on, go out in front, govern, head, helm, incline, induce, introduce, manage, motivate, move, persuade, preside over, prevail, produce, prompt, quarterback, result in, run things, serve, shepherd, spearhead*, spur, supervise, tend, trail-blaze |
Antonyms: |
comply, consent, follow, obey |
| Main Entry: | overlook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | supervise |
Synonyms: |
boss, chaperon, control, oversee, quarterback, superintend, survey |
| Notes: | overlook (verb) means to look past or fail to notice, while oversee (verb) means to watch and direct |
Antonyms: |
follow, serve |