Antonyms for leading
ˈlɛd ɪŋlead·ing

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1. lead, leadingnoun

   thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

   Antonyms:
   inferior, pursuing, down, minor, following

   Synonyms:
   lead, star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, leadership, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, confidential information, steer

2. leadership, leadingadjective

   the activity of leading

   "his leadership inspired the team"

   Antonyms:
   inferior, pursuing, minor, down, following

   Synonyms:
   leaders, lead, leadership

3. leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)adjective

   indicating the most important performer or role

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

   Antonyms:
   pursuing, down, inferior, minor, following

4. leading(a), preeminentadjective

   greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

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

   Antonyms:
   pursuing, minor, down, inferior, following

5. leadingadjective

   going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way

   "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"

   Antonyms:
   inferior, minor, down, pursuing, following

   Synonyms:
   prima(p), starring(p), leading(p), in the lead, leading(a), stellar(a), preeminent, star(p), ahead(p)

6. ahead(p), in the lead, leadingadjective

   having the leading position or higher score in a contest

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

   Antonyms:
   inferior, following, pursuing, down, minor

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1. leadingadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, premiere, influential, guiding

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. leading

   Synonyms:
   Lead intoxication (a local use by British miners)
   

How to use leading in a sentence?

1. Joe Tacopina:

   It’s not what we do. This is not what we do. We are distorting laws to try and bag President Trump. I don’t know if it’s because he’s leading in the polls, i don’t know what it is, but this prosecutor and this prosecutor’s office has made an agenda. They have scoured his personal life and business life for seven years to try to find something.

2. Saint Jerome:

   An unstable pilot steers a leaking ship, and the blind is leading the blind straight to the pit. The ruler is like the ruled.

3. Fletcher Knebel:

   Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

4. Andrea Yao:

   Leading up to my graduation, I had my mind set on becoming a journalist. But this year it is really too hard.

5. Jeffrey Burns:

   This multisystem inflammatory syndrome is not directly caused by the virus, the leading hypothesis is that it is due to the immune response of the patient.

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