Definition for Lead:

• the distance a runner on base advances from one base toward the next before the pitch; as, the long lead he usually takes tends to distract the pitchers.

Synonyms for Lead:

• adj.

  •controlled (adjective)
  • effected,
  • harnessed,
  • governed,
  • controlled,
  • Superintended,
  • Steered,
  • supervised,
  • ordered,
  • ruled,
  • Piloted,
  • directed,
  • Managed,
  • disciplined,
  • Presided,
  • Bridled,
  • dominated,
  • administrated.
  •directed (adjective)
  • mastered,
  • supervised,
  • Managed,
  • Bossed,
  • governed,
  • Commanded,
  • ruled,
  • conducted,
  • Superintended,
  • directed,
  • Administered.

• n.

  •
  • escort,
  • usher,
  • shepherd.
  •
  • leading lady,
  • captain.
  •
  • brass.
  •
  • persuade.
  •
  • bend.
  •advantage (noun)
  • influence,
  • ascendancy,
  • superiority,
  • pre-eminence,
  • power,
  • prestige.
  •cord (noun)
  • guy,
  • hamstring,
  • sinew,
  • binding twine,
  • rein,
  • cord,
  • towline,
  • tendon,
  • shoestring,
  • gut,
  • shoelace,
  • lasso,
  • lace,
  • catgut,
  • umbilical cord,
  • twine,
  • string,
  • lariat,
  • rope.
  •element (noun)
  • cerium,
  • palladium,
  • polonium,
  • nickel,
  • francium,
  • hydrogen,
  • neptunium,
  • europium,
  • scandium,
  • bismuth,
  • terbium,
  • chlorine,
  • rubidium,
  • potassium,
  • cobalt,
  • osmium,
  • lutetium,
  • americium,
  • niobium,
  • fluorine,
  • dysprosium,
  • nitrogen,
  • antimony,
  • arsenic,
  • lanthanum,
  • xenon,
  • californium,
  • gallium,
  • neodymium,
  • molybdenum,
  • tungsten,
  • praseodymium,
  • tantalum,
  • mendelevium,
  • strontium,
  • astatine,
  • zirconium,
  • iridium,
  • silicon,
  • vanadium,
  • selenium,
  • lithium,
  • neon,
  • holmium,
  • iron,
  • thulium,
  • platinum,
  • yttrium,
  • plutonium,
  • germanium,
  • nobelium,
  • cesium,
  • curium,
  • titanium,
  • indium,
  • magnesium,
  • technetium,
  • phosphorus,
  • helium,
  • boron,
  • berkelium,
  • aluminum,
  • silver,
  • bromine,
  • oxygen,
  • erbium,
  • protactinium,
  • iodine,
  • actinium,
  • sodium,
  • tellurium,
  • radium,
  • barium,
  • samarium,
  • zinc,
  • element,
  • rhodium,
  • krypton,
  • sulfur,
  • gold,
  • ruthenium,
  • chromium,
  • tin,
  • copper,
  • thorium,
  • manganese,
  • hafnium,
  • gadolinium,
  • carbon,
  • calcium,
  • mercury,
  • cadmium,
  • promethium,
  • argon,
  • rhenium,
  • radon,
  • beryllium,
  • uranium,
  • ytterbium,
  • einsteinium,
  • fermium,
  • thallium.
  •lead (noun)
  • guidance,
  • principal,
  • pilot,
  • guide,
  • head,
  • leading,
  • title role,
  • take,
  • pass,
  • go,
  • precede,
  • point,
  • conduct,
  • steer,
  • direct,
  • protagonist,
  • pb,
  • run.
  •metal (noun)
  • mercury,
  • metal,
  • lithium,
  • potassium,
  • magnesium,
  • gallium,
  • barium,
  • tin,
  • nickel,
  • beryllium,
  • platinum,
  • zinc,
  • osmium,
  • silver,
  • strontium,
  • phosphorus,
  • cadmium,
  • gold,
  • chromium,
  • tungsten,
  • copper,
  • aluminum,
  • titanium,
  • uranium,
  • zirconium,
  • radium,
  • cobalt,
  • sodium.
  •plumb bob (noun)
  • plumb rule,
  • plumb line.
  •protagonist (noun)
  • protagonist.

• v.

  •control (verb)
  • control,
  • direct,
  • oversee,
  • supervise,
  • govern,
  • bridle,
  • rule,
  • preside,
  • order,
  • command,
  • manage,
  • execute,
  • discipline,
  • administer,
  • superintend,
  • steer,
  • pilot,
  • dominate,
  • harness.
  •direct (verb)
  • conduct,
  • boss,
  • lord,
  • master.
  •influence (verb)
  • bias,
  • influence,
  • predominate,
  • power,
  • authorize,
  • prejudice,
  • empower,
  • affect,
  • pressure,
  • sway,
  • motivate.
  •lead (verb)
  • conduct,
  • come first,
  • incline,
  • affect,
  • govern,
  • escort,
  • bring on,
  • prompt,
  • motivate,
  • induce,
  • dispose,
  • persuade,
  • bring,
  • move,
  • get,
  • shepherd,
  • steer,
  • command,
  • tend,
  • supervise,
  • trail-blaze,
  • usher,
  • direct,
  • introduce,
  • precede,
  • preside over,
  • manage.
  •lead (a life) (verb)
  • spend,
  • pass.
  •master (verb)
  • head.
  •motion (verb)
  • direct,
  • conduct,
  • guide,
  • take.
  •precede (verb)
  • anticipate,
  • head off,
  • precede,
  • pioneer,
  • antedate,
  • predate,
  • foreshadow,
  • antecede,
  • Forerun,
  • trail-blaze,
  • introduce.
  •preceded (verb)
  • Foreran,
  • Pioneered,
  • foreshadowed,
  • anteceded,
  • Antedated,
  • headed off,
  • Introduced,
  • anticipated,
  • predated,
  • trail-blazed,
  • Preceded.
  •stative (verb)
  • run,
  • go.

• Other synonyms:

  •Pb
  • pb.
  •
  • leader,
  • leaden,
  • protagonist,
  • preside over,
  • leading lady,
  • leading man.
  •
  • shepherd,
  • guidance.
  •
  • escort,
  • captain,
  • front,
  • usher.
  •begin
  • introduce.
  •bring
  • prompt.
  •command
  • preside over.
  •control
  • head up,
  • disciplined.
  •head
  • lead the way.
  •precede
  • Foreran,
  • foreshadowed,
  • Forerun,
  • go in advance,
  • come first,
  • predate,
  • antecede,
  • anteceded,
  • take precedence,
  • go before.
  •tend
  • have a tendency.
  •Other relevant words:
  • effect,
  • provoke,
  • set,
  • preponderance,
  • induce,
  • lean,
  • predispose,
  • head up,
  • use,
  • call forth,
  • work toward,
  • employ,
  • transcendency,
  • shepherd,
  • evoke,
  • prompt,
  • plumb,
  • ascendency,
  • prestige,
  • index,
  • get,
  • principal,
  • bear,
  • bestow,
  • pb,
  • have a tendency,
  • devote,
  • lead on,
  • pointer,
  • point,
  • be at the head of,
  • sinker,
  • draw on,
  • plumb rule,
  • PRESA,
  • brass,
  • hot lead,
  • obtain,
  • verge,
  • go ahead of,
  • usher,
  • persuade,
  • precedent,
  • leading man,
  • officer,
  • come first,
  • run,
  • take precedence,
  • sandbag,
  • leaden,
  • procure,
  • elicit,
  • front,
  • take the lead,
  • marshal,
  • plumb bob,
  • go before,
  • put in,
  • leading lady,
  • captain,
  • bring,
  • ascendancy,
  • warp,
  • carry,
  • protagonist,
  • guide,
  • steel,
  • move,
  • aim,
  • Prepotency,
  • preside over,
  • superiority,
  • braze,
  • turn,
  • gravitate toward,
  • guidance,
  • transcendence,
  • pass,
  • draw down,
  • leader,
  • trend,
  • escort,
  • go in advance,
  • expend,
  • lead the way,
  • plumb line,
  • leading,
  • lead off,
  • dispose,
  • contrive,
  • plummet,
  • come before,
  • spend,
  • bend,
  • title role,
  • tend,
  • bring on,
  • give to,
  • prepotence,
  • go,
  • incline,
  • pre-eminence.

Antonyms for Lead:

• adj.

  • avant-garde
    conventional, conservative.
  • Other antonyms:
    deputy, lesser, alienate, inferior, lowly, under, junior, ancillary, secondary, repel, subsidiary, less, coadjutor, assistant, lower, estrange, second, subordinate, reject, rebuff, repulse, last.

• n.

  • actor
    fan, audience.
  • advantage
    handicap, loss, disadvantage, obstacle, restriction, hindrance, drawback.
  • lead
    last.
  • quantity
    deficit.

• v.

  • accompany
    desert, abandon, leave, withdraw.
  • guide mentally; influence
    take away, take, refuse, shun, subtract.
  • guide physically
    fail, harm, neglect, yield, ignore, discourage, stop, repress, mismanage, dissuade, keep, hurt, hinder, delay, surrender, suppress, prevent, hold, injure.
  • lead
    consent, comply, lose, obey, fall behind, follow.
  • surpass
    be inferior.