Antonyms for in the leadin the lead

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1. ahead(p), in the lead, leadingadverb

   having the leading position or higher score in a contest

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

   Antonyms:
   down

2. ahead, out front, in the leadadverb

   leading or ahead in a competition

   "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"

   Antonyms:
   down

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, ahead, in advance, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, before, forward, out front

How to use in the lead in a sentence?

1. Marcie Keever:

   We have to push them to issue a final (endangerment finding) and CO2 standard so we can have a conversation about what the standard should be, we wish the EPA wasn’t defaulting and deferring to ICAO, and instead would lead the way.

2. Supervisor Scott Wiener:

   Our country's parental leave policies are woefully behind the rest of the world, and today San Francisco has taken the lead in pushing for better family leave policies for our workers.

3. Campbell Gunn:

   It's hard to see who takes the lead.

4. President David Boren:

   We are also going to look at any individual perpetrators, particularly those that we think took a lead in this kind of activity.

5. Matt McTighe:

   The governor understands that while our freedom of religion is of critical importance, it doesn’t mean there’s a need for harmful exemptions that can lead to discrimination.

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