| official | | |
| n. (person) | 1. functionary, official | a worker who holds or is invested with an office. |
| ~ apparatchik | a humorous but derogatory term for an official of a large organization (especially a political organization).; "Democratic apparatchiks" |
| ~ appointee | an official who is appointed. |
| ~ bailiff | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.. |
| ~ beadle | a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function. |
| ~ administrative official, bureaucrat | an official of a bureaucracy. |
| ~ caretaker | an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily.; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected" |
| ~ censor | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable. |
| ~ census taker, enumerator | someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes. |
| ~ church officer | a church official. |
| ~ city father | an important municipal official. |
| ~ civil servant | a public official who is a member of the civil service. |
| ~ commissar, political commissar | an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit. |
| ~ comptroller general | a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government. |
| ~ comptroller of the currency | a United States federal official who regulates the national banks. |
| ~ diplomat, diplomatist | an official engaged in international negotiations. |
| ~ elected official | official who won the office in a free election. |
| ~ equerry | an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles. |
| ~ fire marshall | an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires. |
| ~ fire warden, forest fire fighter, ranger | an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest. |
| ~ hearing examiner, hearing officer | an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers. |
| ~ holdover, hangover | an official who remains in office after his term. |
| ~ incumbent, officeholder | the official who holds an office. |
| ~ inquisitor | an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition. |
| ~ invalidator, voider, nullifier | an official who can invalidate or nullify.; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was" |
| ~ judge, jurist, justice | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice. |
| ~ licenser | an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications). |
| ~ macebearer, macer, mace | an official who carries a mace of office. |
| ~ mandarin | any high government official or bureaucrat. |
| ~ notary, notary public | someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions. |
| ~ noticer | someone who gives formal notice. |
| ~ officeholder, officer | someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust.; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" |
| ~ federal agent, agent | any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau. |
| ~ provincial | (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order.; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials" |
| ~ postmaster general | the official in charge of the national postal service. |
| ~ proconsul | an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power. |
| ~ prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor | a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state. |
| ~ quaestor | any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration). |
| ~ recruiter | an official who enlists personnel for military service. |
| ~ record-keeper, recorder, registrar | someone responsible for keeping records. |
| ~ regulator | an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest. |
| ~ returning officer | the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results. |
| ~ sealer | an official who affixes a seal to a document. |
| ~ searcher | a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items. |
| ~ skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | a worker who has acquired special skills. |
| ~ vote counter, teller | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly). |
| ~ town clerk | the official who keeps a town's records. |
| ~ doorkeeper, usher | an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber. |
| ~ vizier | a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire). |
| ~ weigher | an official who weighs and records the weight. |
| n. (person) | 2. official | someone who administers the rules of a game or sport.; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling" |
| ~ adjudicator | a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes. |
| ~ football official | an official who enforces the rules at a football game. |
| ~ linesman | official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside). |
| ~ ref, referee | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play. |
| ~ scorekeeper, scorer | an official who records the score during the progress of a game. |
| ~ dispatcher, starter | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition. |
| ~ timekeeper, timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed. |
| ~ ump, umpire | an official at a baseball game. |
| adj. | 3. official | having official authority or sanction.; "official permission"; "an official representative" |
| ~ authorised, authorized | endowed with authority. |
| ~ authorised, authorized, authoritative | sanctioned by established authority.; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography" |
| ~ ex officio | by virtue of an office or position.; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board" |
| ~ formal | characteristic of or befitting a person in authority.; "formal duties"; "an official banquet" |
| ~ formalised, formalized | given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures. |
| ~ semiofficial | having some official authority or sanction. |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. official | of or relating to an office.; "official privileges" |
| adj. | 5. official | verified officially.; "the election returns are now official" |
| ~ confirmed | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation.; "confirmed reservations"; "received confirmed reports of casualties"; "a confirmed Catholic" |
| adj. | 6. official, prescribed | conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline.; "in prescribed order" |
| ~ regular | in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle.; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" |
| adj. | 7. official | (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution. |
| ~ church service, church | a service conducted in a house of worship.; "don't be late for church" |
| ~ constituted, established | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established.; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" |
| superior | | |
| n. (person) | 1. higher-up, superior, superordinate | one of greater rank or station or quality. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ better | a superior person having claim to precedence.; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" |
| ~ god | a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people.; "he was a god among men" |
| ~ supervisor | one who supervises or has charge and direction of. |
| n. (person) | 2. superior | the head of a religious community. |
| ~ abbess, mother superior, prioress | the superior of a group of nuns. |
| ~ abbot, archimandrite | the superior of an abbey of monks. |
| ~ prior | the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. |
| ~ religious | a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience. |
| n. (person) | 3. master, superior, victor | a combatant who is able to defeat rivals. |
| ~ battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting). |
| ~ conqueror, vanquisher | someone who is victorious by force of arms. |
| n. (object) | 4. lake superior, superior | the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ great lakes | a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America. |
| ~ lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| n. (location) | 5. superior | a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth. |
| ~ town | an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city.; "they drive through town on their way to work" |
| ~ badger state, wi, wisconsin | a midwestern state in north central United States. |
| n. (communication) | 6. superior, superscript | a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character. |
| ~ grapheme, graphic symbol, character | a written symbol that is used to represent speech.; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" |
| adj. | 7. superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| ~ best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
| ~ a-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops | of the highest quality.; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" |
| ~ banner | unusually good; outstanding.; "a banner year for the company" |
| ~ blue-ribbon, select | selected or chosen for special qualifications.; "the blue-ribbon event of the season" |
| ~ boss, brag | exceptionally good.; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" |
| ~ brilliant, superb | of surpassing excellence.; "a brilliant performance"; "a superb actor" |
| ~ capital | first-rate.; "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea" |
| ~ choice, prize, quality, select, prime | of superior grade.; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" |
| ~ excellent, fantabulous, first-class, splendid | very good;of the highest quality.; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" |
| ~ gilt-edged | of the highest quality or value.; "gilt-edged securities"; "gilt-edged credentials" |
| ~ greatest, sterling, superlative | highest in quality. |
| ~ high-performance | modified to give superior performance.; "a high-performance car" |
| ~ outstanding | distinguished from others in excellence.; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record" |
| ~ premium | having or reflecting superior quality or value.; "premium gasoline at a premium price" |
| ~ pucka, pukka | absolutely first class and genuine.; "pukka sahib"; "pukka quarters with a swarm of servants" |
| ~ shining | marked by exceptional merit.; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example" |
| ~ spiffing | excellent or splendid.; "that's a perfectly spiffing idea" |
| ~ supreme | highest in excellence or achievement.; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage" |
| ~ top-flight, top-hole, topping | excellent; best possible. |
| ~ surpassing, transcendent | exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence. |
| ~ weapons-grade | of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction).; "weapons-grade plutonium"; "weapons-grade anthrax" |
| ~ well-made | skillfully constructed. |
| adj. | 8. superior | of or characteristic of high rank or importance.; "a superior ruler" |
| ~ dominant | exercising influence or control.; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
| ~ high | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
| ~ arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension. |
| ~ eminent, high | standing above others in quality or position.; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" |
| ~ preeminent, leading | greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement.; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist" |
| ~ high-level, high-ranking, upper-level | at an elevated level in rank or importance.; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management" |
| ~ majestic, olympian | majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters.; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" |
| ~ superordinate | of higher rank or status or value. |
| ~ upper | superior in rank or accomplishment.; "the upper half of the class" |
| adj. | 9. superior | (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by.; "overcome by a superior opponent"; "trust magnates who felt themselves superior to law" |
| ~ dominant | exercising influence or control.; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" |
| adj. | 10. superior, superscript | written or printed above and to one side of another character. |
| ~ printing process, printing | reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication. |
| adj. | 11. superior | having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit.; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets" |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| adj. | 12. higher-ranking, ranking, superior | having a higher rank.; "superior officer" |
| ~ senior | older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service.; "senior officer" |
| adj. | 13. superior | (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by.; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades" |
| ~ unaffected | undergoing no change when acted upon.; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment" |
| large | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. large | a garment size for a large person. |
| ~ size | the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing).; "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
| adj. | 2. big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| ~ sizable, sizeable, ample | fairly large.; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" |
| ~ astronomic, astronomical, galactic | inconceivably large. |
| ~ bear-sized | large as a bear. |
| ~ bigger, larger | large or big relative to something else. |
| ~ biggish, largish | somewhat large. |
| ~ blown-up, enlarged | as of a photograph; made larger.; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" |
| ~ bouffant, puffy | being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing.; "a bouffant skirt" |
| ~ spacious, wide, broad | very large in expanse or scope.; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" |
| ~ bulky | of large size for its weight. |
| ~ capacious | large in capacity.; "she carried a capacious bag" |
| ~ colossal, prodigious, stupendous | so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe.; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" |
| ~ deep | large in quantity or size.; "deep cuts in the budget" |
| ~ double | large enough for two.; "a double bed"; "a double room" |
| ~ enormous, tremendous | extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree.; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" |
| ~ cosmic | inconceivably extended in space or time. |
| ~ elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo | of great mass; huge and bulky.; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" |
| ~ epic, heroic, larger-than-life | very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale).; "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" |
| ~ extensive, extended | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity.; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" |
| ~ gigantic, mammoth | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth.; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation" |
| ~ great | relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind.; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" |
| ~ grand | large and impressive in physical size or extent.; "the bridge is a grand structure" |
| ~ huge, immense, vast, brobdingnagian | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope.; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization" |
| ~ hulking, hulky | of great size and bulk.; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships" |
| ~ banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping | (used informally) very large.; "a thumping loss" |
| ~ king-size, king-sized | extra large.; "a king-size bed" |
| ~ large-mouthed | having a relatively large mouth. |
| ~ large-scale | unusually large in scope.; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed" |
| ~ large-scale | constructed or drawn to a big scale.; "large-scale maps" |
| ~ full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize | being of the same size as an original.; "a life-size sculpture" |
| ~ macroscopic, macroscopical | large enough to be visible with the naked eye. |
| ~ macro | very large in scale or scope or capability. |
| ~ man-sized | very large; appropriate to the size of a man.; "a man-sized piece of cake" |
| ~ massive, monolithic, monumental | imposing in size or bulk or solidity.; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" |
| ~ massive | imposing in scale or scope or degree or power.; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes" |
| ~ medium-large | of anything that is large but not the largest. |
| ~ monstrous | abnormally large. |
| ~ mountainous | like a mountain in size and impressiveness.; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man" |
| ~ outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized | larger than normal for its kind. |
| ~ overlarge, too large | excessively large. |
| ~ plumping | very large; of exceptional size for its kind.; "won by a plumping majority" |
| ~ queen-size, queen-sized | (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size.; "a queen-sized bed" |
| ~ rangy | allowing ample room for ranging. |
| ~ super | extremely large.; "another super skyscraper" |
| ~ titanic | of great force or power. |
| ~ volumed | formed or rising in rounded masses.; "gasping with the volumed smoke" |
| ~ voluminous | large in volume or bulk.; "a voluminous skirt" |
| ~ whacking | (British informal) enormous.; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie" |
| ~ wide-ranging | including much.; "the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire" |
| adj. | 3. large | fairly large or important in effect; influential.; "played a large role in the negotiations" |
| ~ significant, important | important in effect or meaning.; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
| adj. | 4. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid | ostentatiously lofty in style.; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" |
| ~ rhetorical | given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought.; "mere rhetorical frippery" |
| adj. | 5. big, large, magnanimous | generous and understanding and tolerant.; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" |
| ~ generous | not petty in character and mind.; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" |
| adj. | 6. big, large, prominent | conspicuous in position or importance.; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" |
| ~ conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind.; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
| adj. | 7. large | having broad power and range and scope.; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| adj. | 8. big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child | in an advanced stage of pregnancy.; "was big with child"; "was great with child" |
| ~ pregnant | carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life. |
| adv. | 9. large | at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark). |
| adv. | 10. large | with the wind abaft the beam.; "a ship sailing large" |
| adv. | 11. big, boastfully, large, vauntingly | in a boastful manner.; "he talked big all evening" |
| great | | |
| n. (person) | 1. great | a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.; "he is one of the greats of American music" |
| ~ achiever, succeeder, winner, success | a person with a record of successes.; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" |
| adj. | 2. great | relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind.; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| adj. | 3. great, outstanding | of major significance or importance.; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| adj. | 4. great | remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect.; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome" |
| ~ extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
| adj. | 5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| adj. | 6. capital, great, majuscule | uppercase.; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" |
| ~ uppercase | relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case.; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" |
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