Antonyms for chief


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : cheef
Phonetic Transcription : tʃif


Definition of chief

Origin :
  • c.1300, "highest in rank or power; most important or prominent; supreme, best," from Old French chief "chief, principal, first" (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum (also source of Spanish and Portuguese cabo, Italian capo, Provençal cap), from Latin caput "head," also "leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city" (see capitulum).
  • adj most important, essential
  • noun person in charge
Example sentences :
  • "I jest can't keep him off the streets nights," was his chief complaint.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She cared little for poverty or riches, as long as she had regained her chief treasures.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He also is the chief of the police force and catches the thieves.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It is not the name of the action, but the result of the action, which is the chief concern.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • The chief stock was settled at Liberton, in the upper part of Clydesdale.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • They had grumbled at their chief and mutinied against him and helped to depose him.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • If it should be mine, my chief regret will be for work undone.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • He sat in the midst of a circle of lamplighters, and was the cacique, or chief of the tribe.
  • Extract from : « The Lamplighter » by Charles Dickens
  • Then the chief slid out of a shadow and come at us like a tiger.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Synonyms for chief

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