leading

Synonyms

• leadtake somebody somewhere; produce as a result or residue; tend to or result in; travel in front of; cause to undertake a certain action; stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; be in charge of; be ahead of others; be conducive to; lead, as in the performance of a composition; lead, extend, or afford access; move ahead (of others) in time or space ; cause something to pass or lead somewhere; preside over; an advantage held by a competitor in a race; a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; evidence pointing to a possible solution; a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) ; the introductory section of a story; (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning ; an actor who plays a principal role ; (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; an indication of potential opportunity; a news story of major importance ; the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine ; restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal ; thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing ; mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

• "his leadership inspired the team"

Synonyms

• leadershipthe activity of leading; the body of people who lead a group; the status of a leader; the ability to lead

• "the leading man"
• "prima ballerina"
• "prima donna"
• "a star figure skater"
• "the starring role"
• "a stellar role"
• "a stellar performance"

Synonyms

• leading(p)
• prima(p)
• star(p)
• starring(p)
• stellar(a)

• "our greatest statesmen"
• "the country's leading poet"
• "a preeminent archeologist"

Synonyms

• leading(a)
• preeminentgreatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

• "showing the way"
• "we rode in the leading car"
• "the leading edge of technology"

• "he is ahead by a pawn"
• "the leading team in the pennant race"

Synonyms

• ahead(p)
• in the leadleading or ahead in a competition; having the leading position or higher score in a contest