leading [lee-ding] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
lead [leed]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: guide physically
Synonyms: accompany, attend, be responsible for, chaperone, coerce, compel, conduct, convey, convoy, direct, drive, escort, find a way, force, get, go along with, guard, impel, induce, manage, pass along, persuade, pilot, point out, point the way, precede, prevail, protect, quarterback, route, safeguard, see, shepherd, show, show around, show in, show the way, span, squire, steer, traverse, usher, watch over
Antonyms: follow
Main Entry: lead
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: surpass
Synonyms: be ahead, blaze a trail, come first, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, precede, preface, transcend, usher
Antonyms: fall behind, lose
Main Entry: lead (a life)
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: experience
Synonyms: have, live, pass, spend, undergo
Example Sentences
  • Seemingly subtle quakes can potentially set in motion events leading to a tsunami.
  • He wanted a mixed economy, but one in which the private sector would play the leading role.
  • The possible move comes after the star's attorneys sent the leading blogging outfit a cease and desist letter last week.
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Main Entry: leading
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: chief, superior
Synonyms: arch, best, champion, dominant, dominating, famous, first, foremost, governing, greatest, headmost, highest, inaugural, initial, main, noted, notorious, number one, outstanding, popular, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, prominent, ruling, stellar, top, well-known
Antonyms: inferior, last, subordinate, supplementary, unimportant
Main Entry: accompany
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: go or be with something
Synonyms: associate with, attend, chaperon, come along, conduct, consort, convoy, date, dog*, draft*, drag*, escort, follow, go along, guard, guide, hang around with, hang out*, keep company, lead, look after, shadow, shlep along, show about, show around, spook, squire, stick to, string along, tag along, tailgate, take out, usher
Antonyms: abandon, desert, leave, withdraw
Main Entry: advance
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ahead in position or time
Synonyms: beforehand, earlier, early, first, foremost, forward, in front, in the forefront, in the lead, leading, previously, prior
Notes: advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal
Antonyms: after, behind
Main Entry: advanced
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ahead in position, time, manner
Synonyms: avant-garde, breakthrough, cutting-edge, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, leading-edge, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional
Antonyms: after, behind
Main Entry: ahead
Part of Speech: adverb
Definition: in front or advance of
Synonyms: advanced, advancing, ahead, along, ante, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head, before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, leading, on, onward, onwards, precedent, precedently, preceding, previous, progressing, to the fore
Antonyms: behind
Main Entry: arch
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: principal, superior
Synonyms: accomplished, champion, chief, consummate, expert, finished, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, leading, main, major, master, preeminent, premier, primary, top
Antonyms: inferior
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