Boss
Boss noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
Mastermind and boss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mastermind" instead the word "Boss" as a noun or a verb.
Mastermind
Mastermind noun - A person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking.
Boss and mastermind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boss" instead the word "Mastermind" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: masterminding, masterminded
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old boss | old mastermind |
| good | good boss | good mastermind |
| female | female boss | female mastermind |
| current | current boss | current mastermind |
| Other adjectives: original, proper, single, powerful, actual, real, big, evil, bad, main, secret, new, former, final, apparent, hidden, ruthless, mysterious, titular, next, last, recurring, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Blue Dragon, the mastermind and final boss behind it all turns out to be the friggin' blue frog thingy the bad guy carried around all the time.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind - Many consider the boss of DOOM's third episode, the Spider Mastermind, easier than the boss of the second episode, the Cyberdemon.
Source: Anti-Climax Boss - In Apollo Justice, the mastermind who orchestrated Phoenix Wright's disbarment and two out of four murders in the game is your own boss, Kristoph Gavin.
Source: The Dog Was the Mastermind
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