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| Main Entry: |
lead
 [leed] 
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| 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.
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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