Synonyms for oversee
- verb
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Verb
supervise, superintend, manage, conduct, monitor, take care of, boss, overlook dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
Forms
- Past participle
- overseen
e.g. overseen → supervised, superintended, managed, conducted…
Example sentences
- manage Tom took a class to learn how to manage his anger.
- conduct Everyone of us is responsible for his own conduct.
- supervise "Would you be willing to supervise this test?"
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oversee | rising | |
| manage | rising | |
| conduct | steady | |
| supervise | falling | |
| superintend | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- boss1
- 6 letters
- manage2
- 7 letters
- conduct2, monitor3
- 8 letters
- overlook3
- 9 letters
- supervise3
- 11 letters
- superintend
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (manage2 = 2 syllables).