Synonyms for Leading
ˈlɛd ɪŋlead·ing

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1. lead, leadingnoun

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

   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, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   inferior, pursuing, down, minor, following

2. leadership, leadingadjective

   the activity of leading

   "his leadership inspired the team"

   Synonyms:
   leaders, leading, lead, leadership

   Antonyms:
   inferior, pursuing, minor, down, following

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   inferior, minor, down, pursuing, following

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:
   governing, ruling

2. leadingadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, capital, most important

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1. leadingadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal, premiere, influential, guiding

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1. List of paraphrases for "leading":

   leadership, main, lead, prominent, major, principal, resulting, leaders, leader, eminent, guiding, driving, key, senior, dominant, primary, culminating, conducive, top, preponderant, causing, leading-edge, advanced, conducting, pioneering

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)
   

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1. Michael Skvarla:

   Entomology can function as a leading indicator for ecology, the fact that this insect was spotted in a region that it hasn’t been seen in over half a century tells us something more broadly about the environment.

2. Andrea Yao:

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

3. Margo Wootan:

   It will help children eat better now, as soda is the leading source of calories in children's diets, it also helps to set kids on a path toward healthier eating in the future, with fewer kids becoming conditioned to think that soda should be a part of every eating out occasion.

4. Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

   We've no intention of replacing or leading anyone, and I suggest American friends study and understand more about China's 5,000 years of accumulated historical and cultural traditions and not just blindly apply American thinking to judge China, if they're clear on this point, the prospects for Sino-U.S. ties will become bright.

5. State John Kerry:

   I don't have specific expectations except to try to move things forward, that will depend on the conversations themselves as to what it is that we're able to define in the context of steps that might be taken so people understand that in fact leaders are leading and making a serious effort to try and resolve the current ... conflict.