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| Main Entry: | leading |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | chief, superior |
| Synonyms: | arch, best, champion, dominant, dominating, famous, first, foremost, governing, highest, initial, main, noted, notorious, number one, outstanding, popular, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, prominent, ruling, stellar, top, well-known, greatest, headmost, inaugural |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, subordinate, supplementary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide physically |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, chaperone, coerce, compel, conduct, convey, convoy, direct, drive, escort, force, get, guard, impel, induce, manage, persuade, pilot, point out, precede, prevail, protect, route, safeguard, see, shepherd, show, span, squire, steer, traverse, usher, be responsible for, find a way, go along with, pass along, point the way, quarterback, show around, show in, show the way, watch over |
| Antonyms: | follow |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide mentally; influence |
| Synonyms: | affect, bring, bring on, call the shots*, cause, command, contribute, convert, direct, dispose, draw, govern, head, helm, incline, induce, introduce, manage, motivate, move, persuade, prevail, produce, prompt, serve, shepherd, spearhead*, spur, supervise, tend, conduce, get the jump on, go out in front, preside over, quarterback, result in, run things, trail-blaze |
| Antonyms: | comply, consent, follow, obey |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surpass |
| Synonyms: | blaze a trail, exceed, excel, outdo, outstrip, precede, preface, transcend, usher, be ahead, come first |
| Antonyms: | lose, fall behind |
| Main Entry: | lead (a life) |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | experience |
| Synonyms: | have, live, pass, spend, undergo |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position or time |
| Synonyms: | beforehand, earlier, early, first, foremost, forward, leading, previously, prior, in front, in the forefront, in the lead |
| 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, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional, cutting-edge, leading-edge |
| Antonyms: | after, behind |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ahead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in front or advance of |
| Synonyms: | advanced, ahead, along, ante, before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, leading, on, onward, precedent, preceding, previous, advancing, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, onwards, precedently, progressing, to the fore |
| Antonyms: | behind |
| Main Entry: | banner |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | successful |
| Synonyms: | exceptional, foremost, leading, outstanding, red-letter |
| Main Entry: | cardinal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, key |
| Synonyms: | basal, basic, central, chief, essential, first, foremost, fundamental, highest, indispensable, leading, main, overriding, paramount, pivotal, preeminent, primary, prime, principal, ruling, vital, constitutive, greatest, overruling |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, minor, negligible, secondary, unimportant, inessential |
| Main Entry: | central |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, principal; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | basic, cardinal, center, chief, dominant, equidistant, essential, focal, foremost, fundamental, important, inmost, inner, interior, intermediate, key, leading, master, mean, median, mid, middle, outstanding, overriding, paramount, pivotal, predominant, primary, prime, radical, ruling, salient, significant, axial, centric, centroidal, middlemost, midmost, midway, nuclear, omphalic, umbilical |
| Antonyms: | exterior, minor, outside, peripheral, secondary |
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important, essential |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, central, champion, consequential, controlling, crucial, effective, especial, first, foremost, grand, head, highest, key, leading, main, major, momentous, number one, outstanding, paramount, potent, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, prime, principal, ruling, significant, star, stellar, superior, supreme, telling, uppermost, vital, weighty |
| Antonyms: | minor, secondary, subordinate, unimportant, unnecessary, inessential |
| Main Entry: | conducive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorable for |
| Synonyms: | accessory, helpful, leading, tending, useful, calculated to produce, contributive, contributory, productive of, promotive |
| Antonyms: | adverse, discouraging, unfavorable, hindering, unconducive, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | exalted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | praised; held in high esteem |
| Synonyms: | astral, august, dignified, elevated, eminent, exaggerated, excessive, first, grand, high, high-minded, highest, honorable, honored, ideal, illustrious, immodest, imposing, inflated, intellectual, leading, lofty, magnificent, noble, number one, outstanding, overblown, pompous, prestigious, pretentious, proud, self-important, sublime, superb, superior, top-drawer, uplifting, high-ranking, highest-ranking, top-ranking |
| Antonyms: | debased, humiliated, condemned, criticized, denounced |
| Main Entry: | famous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legendary, notable to many |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, august, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, extraordinary, foremost, glorious, grand, great, honored, illustrious, important, imposing, influential, leading, memorable, mighty, noble, noted, noteworthy, notorious, outstanding, peerless, powerful, preeminent, prominent, recognized, remarkable, renowned, reputable, signal, splendid, well-known, applauded, in limelight, in spotlight, lionized, much-publicized, of note, talked about |
| Antonyms: | inconspicuous, obscure, unknown, unnotable, unremarkable |
| Main Entry: | foremost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | first in rank, order |
| Synonyms: | arch, champion, chief, front, head, heavy, highest, initial, leading, number one, original, paramount, preeminent, premier, primary, prime, principal, supreme, A-1*, A-number-1, at the cutting edge, at the leading edge, headmost, heavy stuff, heavyweight, hot stuff, hotdog, hotshot, inaugural, most important, primo |
| Antonyms: | inferior, last, least, lowest, secondary, unimportant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | front |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lead, beginning |
| Synonyms: | advanced, ahead, anterior, first, fore, foremost, forward, head, leading, obverse, facial, frontal, headmost, in the foreground, topmost, vanward, ventral |
| Antonyms: | back, ending, final, rear, finishing |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important; chief |
| Synonyms: | arch, champion, first, foremost, front, highest, leading, main, pioneer, preeminent, premier, prime, principal, stellar, supreme, topmost |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, inferior, lower, second, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | influential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | affecting, authoritative, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty, big-gun, big-wheel, guiding, hot-dog, major-league |
| Antonyms: | ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, unmoving, weak, uninfluential |
| Main Entry: | initial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beginning, primary |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, basic, earliest, early, elementary, embryonic, first, foremost, fundamental, inchoate, incipient, infant, initiative, introductory, leading, opening, original, pioneer, virgin, commencing, germinal, headmost, inaugural, inceptive, initiatory, nascent |
| Antonyms: | final, last, closing |
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