Synonyms of driver's seat

driver's seat

noun

as in helm

the place of leadership or command

with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• helm
• head
• rein(s)
• chair
• forefront
• top
• headship
• upper hand
• lead
• directorship
• vanguard
• presidency
• chieftainship
• commandership
• mastery
• dictatorship
• seat
• jurisdiction
• height
• kingship
• superintendency
• chairmanship
• dominance
• sovranty
• sovereignty
• governorship
• mastership
• generalship
• pedestal
• throne
• pinnacle
• sway
• deanship
• captainship
• dominion
• presidentship
• eminence
• premiership

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ranks

Examples of driver's seat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More:How big policy wins put Cavalier Johnson and David Crowley in the political driver's seat What parts of Wisconsin vote Republican and what parts vote Democratic? —Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 2 July 2024

Ross became angry and put two other children – a 4-year-old and a 6-month-old – in her car before getting into the driver's seat, according to FOX 13 Tampa Bay. —Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 26 June 2024

From the driver's seat, one transporter explained that contractors could arrange night hauling with up to 250 trucks through a syndicate of firms. —David A. Taylor, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024

McGwire was seen getting into the driver's seat and Jackson got into the passenger seat. —Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024