Synonyms for commander

Most common

commanding officer · commandant · chief · leader

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

subordinate, subaltern, follower

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

2. n. 2

   A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

Related words

Word family

commander-in-chief commanderlike commanderly commandership commandery

Phrases

commander-in-chief

Forms

Plural

commanders → commandants, chiefs, leaders, captains…

Example sentences

• chief High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.
• leader We need a new leader to pull our company together.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

head¹, boss¹

5 letters

chief¹

6 letters

leader², master²

7 letters

captain²

10 letters

commandant³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (leader² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

commandant

Español

comandante

Deutsch

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