COMMANDERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

commanders

noun

plural of commander

as in commandants

one in official command especially of a military force or base a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired

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as in captains

a person in overall command of a ship the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise

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Recent Examples of commanders Seeing no evil are legions of crooked operators — customs inspectors, tax agents, military commanders, among other enablers. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Whenever negotiations resume, Iran's opaque power structure — spanning the Supreme Leader, the Revolutionary Guards, civilian government, commanders and other groups — will shape not only what is agreed, but whether any deal can be enforced. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 In training centers throughout the United States and Europe, commanders are taking the lessons of fast-moving drone technology used in the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, fundamentally transforming how American forces fight. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 Ukrainian drone commanders are honing their targeting of Russian refineries and leaving swaths of Crimea with no fuel or power, while Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine’s gas stations. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 July 2026 Under these conditions, Russian commanders have strong incentives to continue experimenting with new assault tactics, with the hope of breaking this stalemate. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 According to L3Harris, the monitoring solution allows submarine commanders to optimize mission planning by delivering accurate information on battery status throughout deployment. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026 Some Iran experts said the MOU was simply acknowledging the reality of an Iranian entrenchment so deep that there are believed to be hundreds of Revolutionary Guard commanders in Lebanon. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 That standing allows the Secretary General to hold his own with NATO’s national leaders and with the alliance’s military commanders—the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the Chair of the NATO Military Committee. — Mark Webber, Time, 24 July 2026

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Noun

Atherton’s sprawling estates have long been a magnet for captains of the tech industry and investors.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
The game also features off-island exploration, where players build ships, appoint captains, and undertake missions to neighboring islands.

— Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of captains

Noun

The American League and National League teams will be managed by John Schneider and Dave Roberts, respectively, the skippers of last year’s World Series clubs.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Ludwig says many breakfast skippers end up overeating at night.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026

Definition of skippers

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The drone pilots—Nebraskans—worked for a company called Fantasy Drone Shows.

— Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Its pilots fly with SkyBreathe software that adjusts routes and flight profiles in real time to burn less fuel, and the airline flew one A350 delivery leg from Singapore on a 40 percent blend of sustainable aviation fuel.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026