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Synonyms for leading
ˈlɛd ɪŋlead·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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, confidential information, steerleadership, leadingadjective
the activity of leading
"his leadership inspired the team"
Synonyms:
leaders, lead, leadershipleading(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"
leading(a), preeminentadjective
greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
"our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"
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)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"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
leadingadjective
Synonyms:
chief, principal, premiere, influential, guiding
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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, MD
leading
Synonyms:
Lead intoxication (a local use by British miners)
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#104 | top | |
#373 | main | |
#443 | advanced | |
#569 | key | |
#638 | major | |
#639 | star | |
#701 | track | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1243 | primary | |
#1445 | senior | |
#1465 | leading | |
#1899 | wind | |
#2023 | driving | |
#2047 | leader | |
#2231 | leadership | |
#2315 | leaders | |
#2765 | tip | |
#2831 | principal | |
#3242 | trail | |
#3453 | resulting | |
#5804 | causing | |
#7338 | conducting | |
#7834 | dominant | |
#8513 | prominent | |
#8915 | hint | |
#12050 | guiding | |
#16239 | eminent | |
#16778 | steer | |
#19296 | pioneering | |
#22449 | leash | |
#24389 | conducive | |
#30661 | culminating | |
#46828 | preeminent | |
#49084 | tether | |
#148641 | lede | |
#192580 | preponderant |
How to use leading in a sentence?
Enbridge's actions leading up to the spill were deplorable: federal investigators found that Enbridge's integrity management procedures were so deficient that Enbridge allowed well-documented crack defects in corroded areas to propagate until the pipeline failed.
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.
Our expectation and hope is that the leading telecommunications providers will take advantage of the rule change and use the new technology.
We think this opens the door to FHFA pursuing a recapitalization plan, eventually leading to the end of the conservatorships.
Right now, there are so many minor violations that are leading up to more violent criminal acts. We're at the point of anarchy, this is worse than the 80s … There is now a total lack of respect between the community and officers because we're not enforcing anything.
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