SUPERINTEND Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

superintend

verb

ˌsü-p(ə-)rin-ˈtend

Definition of superintend

as in to supervise

to be in charge of superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater

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as in to oversee

to look after and make decisions about homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education

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as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today

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Recent Examples of superintend Online court records say she has been charged with crimes that include failure to superintend and selling alcohol after legal hours. — Ryan Oehrli july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025 Those of us who watched Yellowstone to the last already know the fate of the ranch and the family who superintended it. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025 State law and the City Charter bestow upon the governor the power and duty to superintend the mayor. — Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025 The exhibition lays claim to the body as the superintending conceit of Warhol’s corpus—an argument often strained by inclusions here of the Hammer & Sickle (1976) works or allusions to the film Sleep (1964). — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024 To superintend the means by which ideas are spread and debated is to superintend those ideas and debates per se. — The Editors, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024 For one thing, there is not that much the superintendent can superintend. — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024 He was promoted the following year to superintending statistician. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintend

Verb

While not directly involved in controlling the system, humans give Spike rules of engagement all the while, supervising the entire system during operation.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Weerasethakul supervised the 4K restorations, which include remastered and remixed audio and new key art for each film.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

The agreement had been offered last year and accepted by the official who oversees the Pentagon's Guantanamo war court, only to be revoked last August by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid criticism of the deal from Republican lawmakers.

— Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Malone joined OpenAI in 2025 to help oversee its data-center buildout, including work connected to the company’s Stargate infrastructure plans.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversee

Verb

Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Taylor Farms works with hundreds of family farms for its produce and handles processing, packaging and distribution itself.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of handle

Verb

With much of the country's economy geared toward its lucrative and well-managed fishing industry, fishing rights have been a talking point in the run-up to the referendum.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Rebecca Sanders, a national safety practice leader at the transportation consulting firm Fehr & Peers, led a 2019 report at Arizona State University and Toole Design looking at various strategies used across the country to manage speed.

— Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of manage

Verb

Some help surgeons operate with greater precision, while others disinfect rooms, transport supplies, assist patients during rehabilitation, or provide comfort to people who are distressed.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Eight other reservoirs operated by the Bureau of Reclamation recently recorded the lowest levels in at least the last 30 years.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of operate

Verb

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said an internal investigation will be conducted and that the body-camera footage will be released to the public.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Mamdani applauded police for stopping the attack but said an internal investigation would be conducted.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

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