Chief definition

Chief as a noun

1. a person who is in charge

   Same sense: head, top dog

2. a person who exercises control over workers

   Same sense: boss, foreman, gaffer, honcho

3. a head of a tribe or clan

   Same sense: tribal chief, chieftain

Chief as an adjective

4. most important element

   "the chief aim of living"

   Same sense: main, master, primary, principal

Synonyms and antonyms

• head definition
• top dog
• boss
• foreman
• gaffer
• honcho
• tribal chief
• chieftain
• main definition
• master
• primary
• principal

How to say chief

Chief has 1 syllable and rhymes with relief. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with chief

• relief
• brief
• belief
• beef
• leaf
• grief
• thief
• reef
• disbelief
• motif
• sharif
• sheaf

All 24 words that rhyme with chief

CHIEF in word games

Scrabble

13

Words With Friends

13

Anagrams

1

Is CHIEF a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CHIEF in the word checker, or unscramble CHIEF to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.