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KINGPIN Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word kingpin. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word kingpin. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for KINGPIN

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bigwig
nounn
noun

• the most important person in a group or undertaking

authority
nounn
noun

• the power or right to give orders or make decisions

• (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others

• an expert whose views are taken as definitive

• freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

• an administrative unit of government

• official permission or approval

• an authoritative written work

boss
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who exercises control over workers

• a person responsible for hiring workers

• a person who exercises control and makes decisions

• a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

• a circular rounded projection or protuberance

adjective satellite

• exceptionally good

verb

• raise in a relief

chief
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is in charge

• a person who exercises control over workers

• the head of a tribe or clan

adjective satellite

• most important element

controller
nounn
noun

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• a person who directs and restrains

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

head
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

• a single domestic animal

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• a person who is in charge

• the front of a military formation or procession

• the pressure exerted by a fluid

• the top of something

• the source of water from which a stream arises

• (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

• the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

• the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an individual person

• a user of (usually soft) drugs

• a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• a rounded compact mass

• the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• a difficult juncture

• forward movement

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the subject matter at issue

• a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

• the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

• that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

• (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

• the striking part of a tool

• (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

• a projection out from one end

• a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

• oral stimulation of the genitals

verb

• to go or travel towards

• be in charge of

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take its rise

• be in the front of or on top of

• form a head or come or grow to a head

• remove the head of

leader
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who rules or guides or inspires others

• a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

mastermind
nounn
noun

• someone who creates new things

• someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

verb

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

mogul
nounn
noun

• a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857

• a bump on a ski slope

• a very wealthy or powerful businessman

principal
nounn
noun

• the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an actor who plays a principal role

• capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

• (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

• the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

adjective satellite

• most important element

top banana
nounn
noun

• the leading comedian in a burlesque show

• the most important person in a group or undertaking

headpin
nounn
noun

• the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins

kingbolt
nounn
noun

• bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle

big cheese
nounn
noun

• an important influential person

big enchilada
nounn
noun

• an important influential person

big wheel
nounn
noun

• an important influential person

head honcho
nounn
noun

• an important influential person

swivel pin
nounn
noun

• bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle

top dog
nounn
noun

• a person who is in charge

Best Hypernyms For KINGPIN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for kingpin, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
bolt personage pin
Phrases (3)
bowling pinimportant personinfluential person
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