SUPERVISES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

supervises

verb

present tense third-person singular of supervise

as in oversees

to be in charge of for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman

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as in manages

to look after and make decisions about supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp

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as in watches

to take charge of especially on behalf of another we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital

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Recent Examples of supervises The State Board of Education supervises public education in Michigan and appoints the state superintendent. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The executive also coordinates and supervises county departments and is responsible for submitting an annual balanced budget to the Legislature. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Bardin also supervises the company’s equity fund, launched in 2025 to finance documentary films and series with commercial potential. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 View on Spotify Randall Poster, Air Mail’s Music Editor, supervises the music in movies. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026 Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026 As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026 Start with a real-world workflow and let the agent handle part of the process while a person supervises the outcome. — Jim Johnson, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

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During his broadcasting career, Martin also served as regional vice president and president of Gray Kentucky Television, which oversees WKYT, WYMT and WBKO-TV in Bowling Green.

— Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026
The eight-member body oversees McCuskey’s work and consists of four Democratic and four Republican legislators, including Keicher.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversees

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Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious entity watches from high above with Godlike judgment.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Zhang Jianxin watches shoppers fist-bump with a shiny, gyrating, humanoid robot at his showroom in China’s southern city of Guangzhou.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of watches

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Taylor Farms works with hundreds of family farms for its produce and handles processing, packaging and distribution itself.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
As a private entity, LifeWise handles its program independently, including parent opt-ins, locations, scheduling and student transportation.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of handles

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Beauty, where product development operates at warp speed comparatively, the beauty executive knows which categories can be fast-tracked to market and which need more time.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Both were familiar with the Plaza’s owners, the company which owns and operates Dallas’s historic high-end shopping district, Highland Park Village.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of operates

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Niacinamide — a multi-functional ingredient that strengthens the skin barrier, regulates oil production, and calms and fades discoloration — is also in the mix.

— Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
There’s also research that indicates microplastics cause disruptions to our endocrine system, which regulates our hormones.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of regulates

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Along with expanding the baby box program across the United States, Kelsey conducts trainings for firefighters, police and other first responders on how to navigate any surrender scenario.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
There’s still no resolution involving multiple El Camino Real coaches escorted off campus while the school conducts an investigation as to why their CPR and first-aid cards weren’t showing up in the Red Cross database.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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