CHAIRS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

chairs

noun

plural of chair

as in chairpersons

a person in charge of a meeting all questions and comments should be directed to the chair

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as in helms

the place of leadership or command the chair of the English department at the university

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Recent Examples of chairs Previous Fed chairs have often used speeches at Jackson Hole to address broad questions about interest-rate policy and the economy, or to signal upcoming changes in their approach. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Many are eager for clearer guidance today, as Fed chairs have historically used this gathering to share their economic views. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 The van also comes with two camping chairs and a table that stow away neatly beneath the mattress and features a California power mode that allows certain lights and ports to be used overnight. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 Driving that heartbeat is a two-part office space with a lounge area before the head coach’s traditional office area with a desk and chairs. — Pj Green august 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 Many of those waiting for the court to open in the early morning hours sat in folding chairs beneath flags flying at half-staff in honor of the late country music legend Dolly Parton. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 For more of the best end-of-season patio furniture deals at Pottery Barn, check out our favorite chairs, benches, sectionals, tables, and more below. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026 The dining chairs were reupholstered in Moore & Giles’s Burnham leather in Sunflower. — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 The 6-year-olds shot out of their seats, silently pushed their chairs under their desks, lined up single file and headed to their spots on the classroom’s play mat. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairs

Noun

There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026

Definition of chairpersons

Noun

Called convergent binocular stereo (CBS), it is designed for robotic heads whose two cameras can point toward the same location instead of remaining parallel.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Finding bodies with their heads removed, bricks in their mouths, or – as in this case – a sickle pointing at their throat, automatically earns suspicion as a vampire.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

In truth, presidents do not spend much time thinking about space in general, or NASA in particular.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
In that span, the United States has had 10 presidents, but the Eagles have released only seven studio albums, six of them during the first decade.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026