| Main Entry: | spearhead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead, start |
Synonyms: |
bring, bring on, cause, direct, get the jump on, go out in front, guide, head, helm, influence, initiate, introduce, launch, motivate, move, originate, persuade, pioneer, produce, prompt, quarterback, run things, shepherd, spur, trail-blaze |
| Main Entry: | cutting edge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leading position |
Synonyms: |
advance guard, advancement, avant-garde, fore, forefront, front, front line, innovation, invention, leading edge, new wave, newest technology, pioneer, point, spearhead, van, vanguard |
| Main Entry: | forefront/foreground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
Synonyms: |
beginning, center, cutting-edge, focus, fore, forepart, front, lead, leading-edge, limelight, on the line, spearhead*, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
back, background, rear, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | direct, lead |
Synonyms: |
accompany, advise, attend, beacon*, chaperon, command, conduct, contrive, control, convoy, counsel, coxswain, educate, engineer, escort, govern, handle, have a handle on, influence, instruct, manage, maneuver, marshal, navigate, oversee, pilot, quarterback, regulate, route, rule, see, shepherd, show, show the way, spearhead*, steer, superintend, supervise, sway, teach, trailblaze, train, usher |
Antonyms: |
abandon, leave, misguide, mislead, neglect |
| Main Entry: | lead |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide mentally; influence |
Synonyms: |
affect, bring, bring on, call the shots, cause, command, conduce, contribute, convert, direct, dispose, draw, get the jump on, go out in front, govern, head, helm, incline, induce, introduce, manage, motivate, move, persuade, preside over, prevail, produce, prompt, quarterback, result in, run things, serve, shepherd, spearhead*, spur, supervise, tend, trail-blaze |
Antonyms: |
comply, consent, follow, obey |
| Main Entry: | pioneer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | invent; lay the groundwork |
Synonyms: |
begin, colonize, create, develop, discover, establish, explore, found, go out in front, initiate, instigate, institute, launch, map out, open up, originate, prepare, show the way, spearhead*, start, take the lead, trailblaze |
| Main Entry: | forefront |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prominence |
Synonyms: |
beginning, center, cutting edge, focus, fore, foreground, forepart, front, lead, leading edge, limelight, spearhead, vanguard |
Antonyms: |
background |
| Main Entry: | blaze a trail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show the way |
Synonyms: |
lead the way, pilot, spearhead |