JEFE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

jefe

noun

ˈhā-(ˌ)fā

Definition of jefe

as in boss

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do Everyone knows that the real jefe of that football team is the quarterback and not the coach.

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Recent Examples of jefe On Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium the league’s true jefe, Patrick Mahomes, returns from a lost season and torn ACL to quarterback the Kansas City Chiefs in an early test against the Broncos, their AFC West rivals. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The tortilla had no flavor; the tostada which supposedly offers textural counterpoint — the whole idea, according to its advocates, like Times newsletter jefe Karim Doumar — was soggy. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 Learn more The other jefe Raúl headed the Cuban Army for decades, and under his watch the military control over the economy expanded. — Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 Los Tigres del Norte Leave it to Los Tigres del Norte’s power anthem to get everyone on the dance floor feeling like a jefe (boss). — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 May 2022 In an end-of-year address posted online, the ELN’s jefe máximo, who goes by the alias Gabino, promised to continue negotiations even if hostilities resumed. — Maximo Anderson, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2018

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Noun

Banijay bosses Jeff Zucker, Marco Bassetti and Jane Turton were in Cannes along with David Decker, the executive handed the Skydance content sales keys by David Ellison.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Durham was later apprehended and served time in prison for the crime, but not before selling the paintings to a notorious crime boss who was later found in possession of the art.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of boss

Noun

Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
The Nepal Electricity Authority named the two men who were rescued alive as 30-year-old Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman from Saptari district in eastern Nepal, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor from Kathmandu.

— Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of foreman

Noun

Kabila's new Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, or FRN, includes rebel groups formerly united under the Congo River Alliance, whose former leader Corneille Nangaa will serve as one of the new coalition's two vice presidents.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
When even the CEOs of the companies leading the AI race warn of the risk of potentially losing control of their own technology, the need for leaders who approach its adoption with caution, accountability, and sound judgement has never been so clear.

— Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

New Skydance content sales chief David Decker was all smiles at the WBD stand, able to look over and see his new Paramount colleagues just along the beachfront.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Her responsibilities were to be handed to Josh Huck, the deputy chief of mission and a senior diplomat with extensive experience in the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

The service is also working through practical challenges, including how drones will be deployed and maintained, how pilots will manage their workload, and how commanders can trust autonomous aircraft to behave predictably in complex environments.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The video shows Putin wearing military uniform and greeting senior Russian commanders.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of commander

Noun

The production is one reason at least one team captain thinks this is the best TCU defense in years.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
That night, it would be signed by the oceanographer, former Navy captain, and retired astronaut Kathryn Sullivan—the first person to both walk in outer space and visit the deepest point of the ocean, in the Mariana Trench.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of captain

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