/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of tribal chief Find synonyms for: Noun1. headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chief, leaderusage: the head of a tribe or clanWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: aversion Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language