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.

  •avant-garde (adjective)
  • new wave,
  • radical,
  • experimental,
  • Pioneering,
  • state-of-the-art,
  • progressive,
  • new.
  •controlled (adjective)
  • effected,
  • supervised,
  • Managed,
  • dominated,
  • Steered,
  • controlled,
  • ordered,
  • harnessed,
  • Superintended,
  • Bridled,
  • administrated,
  • Presided,
  • ruled,
  • directed.
  •directed (adjective)
  • Commanded,
  • Bossed,
  • conducted,
  • mastered,
  • Administered.
  •gray/grey (adjective)
  • most battleship,
  • stonest,
  • more oyster,
  • most heather,
  • most oyster,
  • more dove,
  • more silvered,
  • most granite,
  • ashest,
  • most dove,
  • more silvery,
  • more battleship,
  • most powder,
  • more cinereal,
  • most silvered,
  • more granite,
  • most cinereal,
  • more powder,
  • slatest,
  • more heather,
  • most silvery.
  •pioneer (adjective)
  • in-augural,
  • in augural,
  • more inaugural,
  • most inaugural.
  •preceding (adjective)
  • aforementioned,
  • forerunning,
  • aforeknown,
  • prevenient,
  • precursory,
  • preliminary,
  • preexistent,
  • supra,
  • Precursive,
  • prodromal,
  • one time,
  • pre-existent.
  •top (adjective)
  • top-drawer,
  • first class,
  • pre-eminent,
  • five-star,
  • tiptop,
  • firstclass,
  • apical,
  • maximal,
  • top drawer,
  • upper most,
  • loftiest.
  •topmost (adjective)
  • top-most.

• n.

  •
  • foremost,
  • first,
  • best,
  • come,
  • deliver.
  •
  • get ahead,
  • thrive,
  • prosper,
  • be a roaring success,
  • blue lead,
  • flourish,
  • achieve,
  • succeed,
  • be/get there,
  • win out.
  •
  • artist,
  • cast,
  • comedienne,
  • comedian,
  • act,
  • comic,
  • artiste,
  • acrobat,
  • conjurer,
  • show,
  • clown.
  •
  • double.
  •
  • pursue,
  • be.
  •
  • chairmanship,
  • administration (of an estate),
  • usher in,
  • crisis management,
  • ADMIN,
  • adventurism,
  • administrative,
  • words,
  • critical-path method,
  • CSR.
  •
  • enter,
  • get cracking,
  • set about,
  • approach,
  • get the show on the road,
  • kick off,
  • set-to,
  • get off,
  • set out,
  • initiate,
  • open,
  • undertake,
  • commence,
  • institute,
  • inaugurate,
  • embark,
  • launch.
  •
  • artwork,
  • cheesecake,
  • cartoon,
  • advice column,
  • byline,
  • article,
  • announcement,
  • centerfold,
  • banner headline,
  • classified ad.
  •
  • beat,
  • clampdown,
  • Amber alert,
  • APB,
  • clean up,
  • agent provocateur,
  • all-points bulletin,
  • checkpoint.
  •
  • baton,
  • ahead,
  • dash,
  • false start,
  • clock,
  • dead heat,
  • the blocks,
  • come in,
  • drop back.
  •
  • bad guy,
  • alias,
  • credit,
  • goodie,
  • bit part,
  • extra,
  • baddy,
  • chorus,
  • good guy.
  •
  • bauxite,
  • aluminium,
  • chrome,
  • Cast iron,
  • brass,
  • bronze.
  •
  • case,
  • archetype,
  • model,
  • template,
  • example,
  • prototype,
  • the personification of something,
  • instance,
  • stereotype.
  •
  • doorbell,
  • doorknocker,
  • doorjamb,
  • doorstep,
  • doorpost,
  • door,
  • arch,
  • doorknob,
  • doorstop,
  • doorplate.
  •
  • bend,
  • connect,
  • branch off,
  • divide,
  • diverge,
  • ascend,
  • end,
  • bifurcate.
  •
  • cartridge.
  •
  • bid,
  • shuffle,
  • call.
  •
  • coat,
  • muzzle,
  • dog collar.
  •actor (noun)
  • entertainer,
  • mimic,
  • foil,
  • bit player,
  • villain,
  • character,
  • amateur,
  • idol,
  • stand-in,
  • stooge.
  •atomic number 82 (noun)
  • atomic number 82.
  •bullet (noun)
  • trajectiles,
  • love letters.
  •carbon (noun)
  • re-plica,
  • re plica.
  •chair (noun)
  • chair.
  •clue (noun)
  • tipoffs,
  • hot leads.
  •confidential information (noun)
  • confidential information.
  •cord (noun)
  • guy,
  • hamstring,
  • sinew,
  • binding twine,
  • rein,
  • cord,
  • towline,
  • tendon,
  • shoestring,
  • gut,
  • shoelace,
  • lasso,
  • lace,
  • catgut,
  • umbilical cord,
  • twine,
  • string,
  • lariat,
  • rope.
  •cue (noun)
  • in wind,
  • re-minders,
  • re minder,
  • re minders,
  • re-minder.
  •dean (noun)
  • pro fessors,
  • pro fessor,
  • pro-fessor,
  • pro-fessors.
  •element (noun)
  • carbon,
  • boron,
  • titanium,
  • plutonium,
  • bismuth,
  • rhodium,
  • element,
  • holmium,
  • beryllium,
  • cesium,
  • calcium,
  • silver,
  • aluminum,
  • ytterbium,
  • cadmium,
  • praseodymium,
  • technetium,
  • hafnium,
  • silicon,
  • radon,
  • chromium,
  • osmium,
  • iodine,
  • gold,
  • phosphorus,
  • lutetium,
  • rubidium,
  • radium,
  • sodium,
  • sulfur,
  • palladium,
  • cerium,
  • actinium,
  • hydrogen,
  • selenium,
  • vanadium,
  • nickel,
  • iron,
  • francium,
  • uranium,
  • fluorine,
  • oxygen,
  • neptunium,
  • yttrium,
  • nobelium,
  • manganese,
  • xenon,
  • tantalum,
  • neon,
  • thulium,
  • germanium,
  • neodymium,
  • thallium,
  • nitrogen,
  • protactinium,
  • astatine,
  • gadolinium,
  • argon,
  • arsenic,
  • helium,
  • polonium,
  • thorium,
  • iridium,
  • mercury,
  • chlorine,
  • europium,
  • fermium,
  • bromine,
  • lanthanum,
  • barium,
  • tellurium,
  • zirconium,
  • promethium,
  • ruthenium,
  • mendelevium,
  • californium,
  • cobalt,
  • erbium,
  • terbium,
  • niobium,
  • berkelium,
  • scandium,
  • lithium,
  • antimony,
  • einsteinium,
  • indium,
  • strontium,
  • rhenium,
  • potassium,
  • magnesium,
  • dysprosium,
  • curium,
  • molybdenum,
  • americium,
  • gallium,
  • samarium,
  • krypton,
  • tungsten.
  •extend (noun)
  • extend.
  •fastening (noun)
  • tether.
  •forefront (noun)
  • fore-front,
  • fore front.
  •forefront/foreground (noun)
  • cuttingedges,
  • fore fronts,
  • fore-grounds,
  • leadingedges,
  • fore-ground,
  • leading-edges,
  • state-of-the-arts,
  • fore-parts,
  • fore ground,
  • fore-fronts,
  • cuttingedge,
  • state of the arts,
  • fore grounds,
  • cutting-edges,
  • fore parts.
  •front (noun)
  • front line,
  • front lines,
  • proscenium.
  •guide (noun)
  • de-sign,
  • ex ample,
  • de sign,
  • ex-ample,
  • guiding spirits,
  • de-signs,
  • de signs.
  •hero/heroine (noun)
  • super-star,
  • great people,
  • leading persons,
  • leading people,
  • super stars,
  • person of hour,
  • super-stars,
  • super star,
  • person the hour,
  • popular figures,
  • great persons.
  •hint (noun)
  • whiff,
  • glimmerings,
  • adumbration,
  • in formation,
  • word to wise,
  • flea in ear,
  • inference.
  •part (noun)
  • minor roles,
  • leading roles,
  • straight parts,
  • principal characters,
  • romantic leads,
  • supporting roles,
  • stock characters,
  • silent bits,
  • title roles.
  •pass (noun)
  • pass.
  •pencil lead (noun)
  • pencil lead.
  •pilot (noun)
  • doyen-doyennes,
  • steerspeople,
  • doyen-doyenne,
  • steerspersons,
  • doyendoyennes,
  • one wheel,
  • one at controls,
  • one at control,
  • one controls,
  • one the wheel,
  • one at the control,
  • one the control,
  • helmspeople,
  • doyen doyenne,
  • doyen doyennes,
  • one control,
  • aerialists,
  • wheelpersons,
  • doyendoyenne,
  • wheelpeople,
  • one at wheel,
  • helmspersons,
  • one the controls.
  •player (noun)
  • scene stealers.
  •plumb bob (noun)
  • plumb rule,
  • plumb line.
  •plurality (noun)
  • numerousness,
  • greater part,
  • nearly all.
  •pole position (noun)
  • front positions,
  • first chairs,
  • pole-position,
  • starting grids,
  • front seats,
  • inside positions.
  •power line (noun)
  • power cable,
  • high-voltage line,
  • electricity cable.
  •precedence (noun)
  • precession,
  • Prevenience,
  • preexistence,
  • precessions,
  • Primaries,
  • precedency,
  • earliness,
  • Anteposition,
  • Pre-existence,
  • Previousness.
  •principal (noun)
  • key players.
  •priority (noun)
  • crash projects,
  • transcendences,
  • greatest importances.
  •protagonist (noun)
  • prime mover,
  • warrior,
  • standardbearer,
  • central character,
  • protagonists,
  • exponent,
  • lead character,
  • standard-bearer.
  •result (noun)
  • result.
  •role (noun)
  • re presentation,
  • re-presentations,
  • re presentations.
  •shot (noun)
  • buckshots.
  •spark advance (noun)
  • spark advance.
  •star (noun)
  • topliners,
  • top-liners,
  • top liner,
  • top liners,
  • top-liner.
  •suggestion (noun)
  • in-junctions,
  • sub mission,
  • in-junction,
  • sub missions,
  • out lines,
  • re-solutions,
  • pro positions,
  • pro position,
  • re solutions,
  • re-solution,
  • pro-positions,
  • re-commendation,
  • out-line,
  • in junction,
  • in junctions,
  • re commendations,
  • big ideas,
  • sub-missions,
  • out line,
  • sub-mission,
  • re commendation,
  • out-lines,
  • re-commendations.
  •superiority (noun)
  • predomination,
  • Meliority,
  • whip hand.
  •theatrical role (noun)
  • part.
  •tip (noun)
  • tip.
  •top (noun)
  • first place.
  •trump (noun)
  • ace the hole,
  • ace hole.
  •upper hand (noun)
  • trump hand,
  • leg up.
  •usher (noun)
  • doorkeeper,
  • doorkeepers,
  • doorperson.
  •vantage (noun)
  • vantage.
  •vehicle (noun)
  • van.
  •wind (noun)
  • wind.

• v.

  •begin (verb)
  • gave impulse,
  • makes active,
  • pro duces,
  • be-gun,
  • laying foundation for,
  • plunge in to,
  • sets about,
  • pre pared,
  • giving impulse,
  • pre-pares,
  • breaks ground,
  • plunging in to,
  • lays foundation for,
  • intro duce,
  • plunges into,
  • in-duce,
  • bring pass,
  • pro-duces,
  • making active,
  • be gun,
  • plunged into,
  • gives impulse,
  • break ice,
  • plunged in to,
  • under-take,
  • laid foundation for,
  • brake ground,
  • under-took,
  • under taken,
  • be-ginning,
  • be ginning,
  • gat going,
  • under took,
  • pre pares,
  • made active,
  • pre-pare,
  • under taking,
  • sets motion,
  • intro-duces,
  • under-taking,
  • giving birth to,
  • go in to,
  • setting about,
  • pre-pared,
  • setting motion,
  • under take,
  • pre paring,
  • pre pare,
  • in duces,
  • set motion,
  • enter up on,
  • broke ground,
  • intro duces,
  • intro-duce,
  • pre-paring,
  • gets going,
  • under-takes,
  • under takes,
  • under-taken,
  • gotten going,
  • plunges in to,
  • plunging into,
  • in duce,
  • in-duces,
  • embarking on,
  • pro duce.
  •bring (verb)
  • de livered,
  • de liver,
  • de-liver,
  • de-livered,
  • trans porting,
  • trans ported,
  • de livers,
  • taking along,
  • takes along,
  • de-livers,
  • prevails upon,
  • results in,
  • de livering,
  • de-livering,
  • contributes to,
  • contributing to,
  • prevail up on,
  • took along,
  • piggybacked,
  • trans-porting.
  •command (verb)
  • hadst authority,
  • having authority,
  • takes over,
  • re press,
  • over ride,
  • ex acted,
  • pre dominated,
  • holds office,
  • had authority,
  • hast authority,
  • over-bears,
  • ex-acts,
  • over-bore,
  • pre vailed,
  • exercises power,
  • super-vise,
  • pre-vails,
  • pre-scribed,
  • super-intending,
  • took over,
  • sub-dues,
  • pre dominating,
  • over riding,
  • super-intends,
  • co ached,
  • over rides,
  • re-strains,
  • pre-dominated,
  • pre vails,
  • over-ridden,
  • super intending,
  • over-rode,
  • over ridden,
  • re pressing,
  • super-intend,
  • over-riding,
  • over bears,
  • re presses,
  • has authority,
  • pre-dominating,
  • super vised,
  • overborn,
  • pre scribes,
  • pre-vailed,
  • over-rides,
  • overbore,
  • over bore,
  • pre-scribes,
  • re strained,
  • pre scribing,
  • re strains,
  • pre dominate,
  • re pressed,
  • re-presses,
  • haddest authority,
  • sub-due,
  • sub due,
  • super-intended,
  • super-vised,
  • re straining,
  • re strain,
  • reigns over,
  • co aching,
  • ex-acting,
  • re-pressing,
  • Over-bearing,
  • hath authority,
  • pre scribe,
  • presiding over,
  • ex acting,
  • ex acts,
  • co-aching,
  • sub dues,
  • re-press,
  • over bearing,
  • ex-act,
  • over borne,
  • super intend,
  • re-strain,
  • co-ached,
  • super vise,
  • re-strained,
  • over-born,
  • reigning over,
  • pre-dominates,
  • over-borne,
  • ex act,
  • super intended,
  • exercised power,
  • pre-dominate,
  • super vising,
  • held office,
  • reigned over,
  • pre-scribing,
  • pre vailing,
  • pre vail,
  • super intends,
  • pre-vail,
  • re-straining,
  • over rode,
  • over bear,
  • pre-scribe,
  • ex-acted,
  • over born,
  • pre dominates,
  • exercising power,
  • holding office,
  • presides over.
  •conduce (verb)
  • takes part.
  •conduct (verb)
  • called tune,
  • over-seeing,
  • over-see,
  • wielded baton,
  • over sees,
  • over see,
  • over saw,
  • called the tune,
  • over-sees,
  • runs things,
  • trailblazes,
  • over-saw,
  • wielding baton,
  • ran things,
  • over-seen,
  • calling the tune,
  • call tune,
  • trailblazed,
  • calling tune,
  • over seen,
  • calls tune,
  • wields baton,
  • calls the tune,
  • over seeing.
  •contribute (verb)
  • are conducive,
  • did one's bit,
  • doest one's bit,
  • up-held,
  • doeth one bit,
  • got in the act,
  • gat the act,
  • get in act,
  • wert instrumental,
  • does ones bit,
  • had a hand in,
  • doing one bit,
  • did ones bit,
  • finger pie,
  • doth one bit,
  • put two cents,
  • are instrumental,
  • being conducive,
  • hadst a hand in,
  • am conducive,
  • having a hand in,
  • wast conducive,
  • is conducive,
  • fingered the pie,
  • fingers the pie,
  • wert conducive,
  • sat in on,
  • gotten the act,
  • gat act,
  • up hold,
  • gets in act,
  • getting act,
  • up-holding,
  • gat in act,
  • have hand in,
  • was conducive,
  • do one bit,
  • sits in on,
  • sate on,
  • up-holds,
  • were instrumental,
  • has a hand in,
  • sat on,
  • do bit,
  • haddest hand in,
  • up held,
  • doeth one's bit,
  • was instrumental,
  • getting in the act,
  • getting the act,
  • being instrumental,
  • up holding,
  • gets in the act,
  • hast a hand in,
  • gotten in act,
  • is instrumental,
  • didst one bit,
  • putting two cents,
  • doing one's bit,
  • gets the act,
  • doeth ones bit,
  • hadst hand in,
  • gotten in the act,
  • getting in act,
  • sits on,
  • gets act,
  • fingering in pie,
  • fingering pie,
  • sate in on,
  • hast hand in,
  • fingering the pie,
  • art instrumental,
  • haddest a hand in,
  • hath hand in,
  • did bit,
  • did one bit,
  • puts two cents,
  • got in act,
  • doing ones bit,
  • do ones bit,
  • fingered pie,
  • hath a hand in,
  • art conducive,
  • dost one's bit,
  • has hand in,
  • got act,
  • doest one bit,
  • wast instrumental,
  • does one bit,
  • dost ones bit,
  • sitting in on,
  • dost one bit,
  • fingered in the pie,
  • get the act,
  • didst one's bit,
  • fingering in the pie,
  • fingers in pie,
  • up-hold,
  • doeth bit,
  • fingers in the pie,
  • get act,
  • got the act,
  • doth bit,
  • doth one's bit,
  • dost bit,
  • up holds,
  • doest bit,
  • gat in the act,
  • gotten act,
  • puts in two cents,
  • were conducive,
  • had hand in,
  • didst ones bit,
  • doth ones bit,
  • does one's bit,
  • putting in two cents,
  • having hand in,
  • fingered in pie,
  • doest ones bit,
  • didst bit,
  • finger the pie,
  • fingers pie,
  • finger in pie,
  • doing bit,
  • does bit.
  •control (verb)
  • discipline,
  • manage,
  • execute,
  • superintend,
  • oversee,
  • bridle,
  • administer,
  • harness,
  • supervise,
  • order.
  •convert (verb)
  • re deeming,
  • creates anew,
  • changing heart,
  • re deem,
  • causes adopt,
  • changing into,
  • led to believe,
  • causes to adopt,
  • changed of heart,
  • alters conviction,
  • saw the light,
  • cause adopt,
  • was born again,
  • re generate,
  • re form,
  • altering conviction,
  • caused adopt,
  • in-cline,
  • in cline,
  • changing in to,
  • changing of heart,
  • changes of heart,
  • assimilates to,
  • re-deem,
  • re-deeming,
  • re generated,
  • making over,
  • being born again,
  • created anew,
  • in-clines,
  • are born again,
  • in clines,
  • changed in to,
  • leading believe,
  • causing to adopt,
  • caused to adopt,
  • leading to believe,
  • re deems,
  • changed heart,
  • is born again,
  • saw light,
  • leads to believe,
  • makes over,
  • Re-forming,
  • art born again,
  • seeing light,
  • re generates,
  • changes into,
  • am born again,
  • altered conviction,
  • re-deems,
  • re forming,
  • lead believe,
  • changed into,
  • were born again,
  • re forms,
  • re-generate,
  • re formed,
  • changes in to,
  • led believe,
  • wert born again,
  • re-generating,
  • changes heart,
  • causing adopt,
  • re-forms,
  • re-generates,
  • creating anew,
  • sees light,
  • sees the light,
  • leads believe,
  • re-generated,
  • change heart,
  • re generating,
  • assimilating to,
  • change in to,
  • seeing the light,
  • assimilated to,
  • re deemed,
  • wast born again.
  •convey (verb)
  • dis patch,
  • dis patches,
  • dis-patched,
  • dis-patch,
  • Trajecting,
  • dis-patches,
  • dis patched,
  • Trajected,
  • dis-patching,
  • trajects,
  • dis patching.
  •determine (verb)
  • de vise,
  • in-vented,
  • de limits,
  • in-venting,
  • de vising,
  • in-vent,
  • de-limits,
  • de-limiting,
  • in vent,
  • in vents,
  • de-vise,
  • in vented,
  • de-limit,
  • de limited,
  • de limiting,
  • de-vising,
  • de limit,
  • marks off,
  • de vised,
  • in-vents,
  • de-vised,
  • de-limited,
  • in venting.
  •dictate (verb)
  • laid down law,
  • called play,
  • taking reins,
  • call play,
  • de cree,
  • de creed,
  • takes reins,
  • calling play,
  • reading the riot act,
  • walking heavy,
  • de-cree,
  • laid down the law,
  • de crees,
  • calling the play,
  • laying down law,
  • reads riot act,
  • took the reins,
  • putting foot down,
  • lay down law,
  • puts foot down,
  • reads the riot act,
  • lays down,
  • took reins,
  • walked heavy,
  • lays down the law,
  • calls play,
  • reading riot act,
  • laying down the law,
  • de-crees,
  • take reins,
  • takes the reins,
  • lays down law,
  • taking the reins,
  • walks heavy,
  • calls the play,
  • de-creed,
  • called the play.
  •direct (verb)
  • boss,
  • master,
  • lord.
  •dispose (verb)
  • dis-posed,
  • pro-moting,
  • dis-pose,
  • pro-mote,
  • made willing,
  • dis-tributes,
  • dis pose,
  • puts one's foot down,
  • pro moting,
  • putting rights,
  • put rights,
  • putting ones foot down,
  • dis posing,
  • putting one's foot down,
  • puts ones foot down,
  • makes willing,
  • dis tributes,
  • sets in order,
  • dis tribute,
  • put one foot down,
  • put ones foot down,
  • set order,
  • puts to rights,
  • dis-posing,
  • putting one foot down,
  • putting to rights,
  • puts rights,
  • dis posed,
  • dis-tribute,
  • setting order,
  • setting in order,
  • puts one foot down,
  • pro-motes,
  • sets order,
  • making willing.
  •dominate (verb)
  • hadst ones way,
  • over-rules,
  • having upper hand,
  • over ruled,
  • over-ruling,
  • prevailing over,
  • out-shine,
  • super abounded,
  • over-ruled,
  • over rules,
  • has way,
  • super-abounded,
  • had ones way,
  • over-shadow,
  • hadst way,
  • hadst one way,
  • sits on top of,
  • over-shadowing,
  • over shadows,
  • had way,
  • sat top of,
  • hast upper hand,
  • played first fiddle,
  • over shadowing,
  • kept under thumb,
  • hast ones way,
  • have way,
  • leads by nose,
  • lead by nose,
  • out shined,
  • super-abounding,
  • leading by nose,
  • has one way,
  • over shadowed,
  • sate on top of,
  • hath upper hand,
  • out shining,
  • had one way,
  • super abound,
  • keeping under thumb,
  • has one's way,
  • detracting from,
  • haddest way,
  • out shine,
  • has ones way,
  • super abounding,
  • hath way,
  • hast one way,
  • over rule,
  • rule roost,
  • having way,
  • hath ones way,
  • leading by the nose,
  • over ruling,
  • haddest upper hand,
  • out shone,
  • hath one's way,
  • super-abounds,
  • led by nose,
  • super abounds,
  • hadst upper hand,
  • sitting top of,
  • sit top of,
  • prevailed over,
  • hath one way,
  • hadst one's way,
  • out-shining,
  • has upper hand,
  • hast one's way,
  • super-abound,
  • sate top of,
  • detracted from,
  • plays first fiddle,
  • out shines,
  • had one's way,
  • having one way,
  • haddest ones way,
  • sat on top of,
  • superabounded,
  • over shadow,
  • sitting on top of,
  • playing first fiddle,
  • over-rule,
  • hast way,
  • out-shone,
  • superabounds,
  • had upper hand,
  • out-shines,
  • detracts from,
  • leads by the nose,
  • having one's way,
  • have one way,
  • haddest one's way,
  • over-shadowed,
  • sits top of,
  • over-shadows,
  • keeps under thumb,
  • have ones way,
  • having ones way,
  • out-shined,
  • haddest one way,
  • prevails over,
  • superabounding.
  •escort (verb)
  • consorted with,
  • consorts with,
  • consorting with.
  •fetch (verb)
  • art sold for,
  • was sold for,
  • drew forth,
  • being sold for,
  • bringing to,
  • brings back,
  • sold for,
  • selling for,
  • brings to,
  • are sold for,
  • sells for,
  • is sold for,
  • brought to,
  • wert sold for,
  • am sold for,
  • wast sold for,
  • draws forth,
  • were sold for.
  •give (verb)
  • de voted,
  • de voting,
  • de-voting,
  • de-voted,
  • de-vote,
  • de vote,
  • de-votes,
  • de votes.
  •go (verb)
  • ex tending,
  • ex-tend,
  • ex-tends,
  • ex-tending,
  • ex tended,
  • gave access,
  • ex tends,
  • ex tend,
  • gives access,
  • giving access,
  • ex-tended.
  •govern (verb)
  • be power,
  • occupies throne,
  • wert in power,
  • art power,
  • pulls the strings,
  • occupying throne,
  • wearing the crown,
  • pulling strings,
  • exercises authority,
  • wear crown,
  • served the people,
  • assumed command,
  • art in power,
  • pulled strings,
  • wast in power,
  • assumes command,
  • exercised authority,
  • wast power,
  • is in power,
  • pulls strings,
  • being power,
  • pulled the strings,
  • serves the people,
  • serve people,
  • holds sway,
  • serving the people,
  • served people,
  • being in power,
  • am power,
  • serving people,
  • was power,
  • were in power,
  • assuming command,
  • wore crown,
  • serves people,
  • wearing crown,
  • was in power,
  • were power,
  • held dominion,
  • holding dominion,
  • holds dominion,
  • wears crown,
  • wert power,
  • is power,
  • occupied throne,
  • are in power,
  • are power,
  • pulling the strings.
  •head (verb)
  • led way,
  • is charge,
  • be charge,
  • are charge,
  • wert first,
  • is first,
  • goes first,
  • wert in charge,
  • being in charge,
  • leading way,
  • art in charge,
  • are first,
  • am charge,
  • led the way,
  • art first,
  • were first,
  • was charge,
  • leading the way,
  • wert charge,
  • is in charge,
  • wast charge,
  • are in charge,
  • being charge,
  • were charge,
  • lead way,
  • was first,
  • wast in charge,
  • being first,
  • wast first,
  • am in charge,
  • leads the way,
  • leads way,
  • art charge.
  •herd (verb)
  • scaring up,
  • scared up.
  •persuade (verb)
  • bringing to senses,
  • leading do,
  • bring senses,
  • lead do,
  • talks in to,
  • gaining confidence of,
  • talking into,
  • turns to,
  • co axing,
  • gained confidence of,
  • co-axing,
  • turns on to,
  • led do,
  • wrought over,
  • co-axed,
  • talked in to,
  • leads to do,
  • argue in to,
  • talked into,
  • works over,
  • gains confidence of,
  • led to do,
  • brings senses,
  • winned argument,
  • wins argument,
  • argued into,
  • brought to senses,
  • leads do,
  • brought senses,
  • brings to senses,
  • leading to do,
  • turning to,
  • argues in to,
  • won argument,
  • bringing senses,
  • turning on to,
  • turned to,
  • co axed,
  • talking in to,
  • winning argument,
  • argued in to,
  • talks into,
  • argues into,
  • talk in to.
  •point (verb)
  • be-spoken,
  • buttoned down,
  • be-speaks,
  • de notes,
  • be-spoke,
  • be-speak,
  • be speak,
  • de-noting,
  • buttoning down,
  • be speaking,
  • de noted,
  • puts down for,
  • buttons down,
  • de-note,
  • de-notes,
  • de note,
  • be speaks,
  • be-speaking,
  • be spoke,
  • putting down for,
  • be-spake,
  • be spake,
  • pinned down,
  • putting finger on,
  • puts finger on,
  • de noting,
  • be spoken,
  • de-noted.
  •precede (verb)
  • antedate,
  • foreshadow,
  • trail-blaze,
  • predate,
  • head off,
  • antecede,
  • Forerun,
  • anticipate.
  •preceded (verb)
  • Antedated,
  • Pioneered,
  • trail-blazed,
  • headed off,
  • Preceded,
  • anticipated,
  • predated,
  • Introduced.
  •predate (verb)
  • pre dated,
  • pre-date,
  • pre dates,
  • pre-dates,
  • pre-dated,
  • pre date,
  • pre-dating,
  • pre dating.
  •predispose (verb)
  • made of mind to,
  • make of mind to,
  • made a mind to,
  • pre-disposes,
  • pre-disposed,
  • makes of a mind to,
  • makes of mind to,
  • makes expectant,
  • pre disposing,
  • made mind to,
  • making mind to,
  • made of a mind to,
  • pre-dispose,
  • pre dispose,
  • makes a mind to,
  • making of mind to,
  • making expectant,
  • pre disposed,
  • pre disposes,
  • made expectant,
  • make a mind to,
  • makes mind to,
  • making a mind to,
  • make mind to,
  • pre-disposing,
  • making of a mind to.
  •preface (verb)
  • pre face,
  • pre faced,
  • pre-faced,
  • pre-fixing,
  • pre fixed,
  • leads up to,
  • pre-fix,
  • pre-facing,
  • pre-face,
  • led up to,
  • pre fixing,
  • pre fix,
  • pre faces,
  • leading up to,
  • pre-fixes,
  • pre-fixed,
  • pre-faces,
  • pre facing,
  • pre fixes.
  •preponderate (verb)
  • reigned supreme,
  • reigns supreme,
  • reigning supreme.
  •preside (verb)
  • art the head of,
  • doeth the honors,
  • were head of,
  • art at the head of,
  • wert the head of,
  • art head of,
  • is the head of,
  • being at head of,
  • be at head of,
  • are at the head of,
  • didst honors,
  • art at head of,
  • does honors,
  • dost the honors,
  • doeth honors,
  • doing the honors,
  • are the head of,
  • pre-siding,
  • wert at head of,
  • am the head of,
  • is at head of,
  • wast at the head of,
  • was the head of,
  • being the head of,
  • did honors,
  • is head of,
  • doth honors,
  • is at the head of,
  • were at the head of,
  • are at head of,
  • are head of,
  • was at the head of,
  • did the honors,
  • doest the honors,
  • doest honors,
  • pre-side,
  • didst the honors,
  • be head of,
  • am at head of,
  • being head of,
  • pre siding,
  • were at head of,
  • doing honors,
  • do honors,
  • were the head of,
  • pre-sides,
  • being at the head of,
  • was head of,
  • wert head of,
  • dost honors,
  • wert at the head of,
  • wast the head of,
  • am head of,
  • pre side,
  • wast at head of,
  • pre sided,
  • be the head of,
  • pre-sided,
  • wast head of,
  • was at head of,
  • does the honors,
  • pre sides,
  • doth the honors,
  • am at the head of.
  •reach (verb)
  • gat a hold of,
  • over take,
  • continuing to,
  • makes contact with,
  • passing along,
  • gotten to,
  • passes along,
  • rolls on,
  • goes as far as,
  • gotten hold of,
  • gotten a hold of,
  • rolled on,
  • over took,
  • making contact with,
  • going as far as,
  • over-takes,
  • over taking,
  • carried to,
  • over-taking,
  • got a hold of,
  • made contact with,
  • over-take,
  • gat hold of,
  • shakes hands,
  • went as far as,
  • carrying to,
  • gets hold of,
  • over takes,
  • gets a hold of,
  • gat to,
  • over taken,
  • re-aching,
  • continued to,
  • extends to,
  • extended to,
  • re-ached,
  • re aching,
  • getting a hold of,
  • over-took,
  • shook hands,
  • carries to,
  • re ached,
  • continues to,
  • over-taken.
  •rule (verb)
  • cracking whip,
  • am in authority,
  • wast in authority,
  • am authority,
  • being authority,
  • being in authority,
  • was in authority,
  • are in authority,
  • kept under one thumb,
  • keep under one thumb,
  • cracked the whip,
  • cracks the whip,
  • crack whip,
  • art authority,
  • is authority,
  • kept under one's thumb,
  • wert authority,
  • keeps under one's thumb,
  • cracks whip,
  • keeps under one thumb,
  • kept under ones thumb,
  • keep under ones thumb,
  • were in authority,
  • wert in authority,
  • keeping under ones thumb,
  • art in authority,
  • keeps under ones thumb,
  • is in authority,
  • cracking the whip,
  • was authority,
  • wast authority,
  • keeping under one's thumb,
  • were authority,
  • keeping under one thumb,
  • be authority,
  • cracked whip,
  • are authority.
  •run (verb)
  • co ordinate,
  • taking care of,
  • co ordinates.
  •school (verb)
  • in-forms,
  • in-forming,
  • in form,
  • in forming,
  • in forms.
  •see (verb)
  • came over,
  • bears company,
  • run in to,
  • bearing company,
  • pops in,
  • coming over,
  • runs in to,
  • dropping by,
  • popping in,
  • dropped by,
  • keeping company with,
  • spake to,
  • dropt by,
  • stops by,
  • bare company,
  • running in to,
  • drops by,
  • bore company,
  • stopped by,
  • stops in,
  • stopped in,
  • stopping by,
  • ran in to,
  • stopt in,
  • stopt by,
  • speaks to,
  • beared company,
  • comes over,
  • stopping in,
  • kept company with.
  •steer (verb)
  • heads for,
  • heading for,
  • takes the helm,
  • took helm,
  • take helm,
  • taking helm,
  • took the helm,
  • takes helm,
  • taking the helm.
  •tend (verb)
  • am disposed,
  • are habit of,
  • art prejudiced,
  • had inclination,
  • be habit of,
  • verged on,
  • having tendency,
  • is in the habit of,
  • wast habit of,
  • art inclined,
  • was in the habit of,
  • being disposed,
  • are in habit of,
  • haddest inclination,
  • had a tendency,
  • were in habit of,
  • am habit of,
  • am prejudiced,
  • was prejudiced,
  • am biased,
  • wast the habit of,
  • has tendency,
  • were disposed,
  • hast a tendency,
  • have tendency,
  • was the habit of,
  • were the habit of,
  • was in habit of,
  • having a tendency,
  • wert predisposed,
  • is prejudiced,
  • moved toward,
  • hadst inclination,
  • having an inclination,
  • wast prejudiced,
  • has an inclination,
  • are the habit of,
  • wert in habit of,
  • wert habit of,
  • hadst tendency,
  • is habit of,
  • wast disposed,
  • wert biased,
  • are prejudiced,
  • was predisposed,
  • wert liable,
  • be in habit of,
  • has inclination,
  • moving toward,
  • served to,
  • am the habit of,
  • wert prejudiced,
  • is the habit of,
  • wast in the habit of,
  • was disposed,
  • were habit of,
  • are inclined,
  • were prejudiced,
  • being habit of,
  • makes for,
  • be the habit of,
  • wast biased,
  • was habit of,
  • moves toward,
  • wert in the habit of,
  • is predisposed,
  • hast an inclination,
  • hast tendency,
  • wert disposed,
  • wast inclined,
  • hath a tendency,
  • am predisposed,
  • was liable,
  • wast predisposed,
  • are biased,
  • are disposed,
  • were inclined,
  • serving to,
  • being in habit of,
  • art biased,
  • has a tendency,
  • wast liable,
  • am liable,
  • being liable,
  • wast in habit of,
  • serves to,
  • art predisposed,
  • hath tendency,
  • art in habit of,
  • being prejudiced,
  • wert inclined,
  • being inclined,
  • hadst an inclination,
  • is liable,
  • are liable,
  • hast inclination,
  • hath an inclination,
  • had tendency,
  • were liable,
  • hath inclination,
  • is in habit of,
  • verges on,
  • being the habit of,
  • had an inclination,
  • being in the habit of,
  • wert the habit of,
  • art liable,
  • having inclination,
  • was biased,
  • were in the habit of,
  • is disposed,
  • was inclined,
  • are predisposed,
  • haddest a tendency,
  • art in the habit of,
  • were predisposed,
  • were biased,
  • hadst a tendency,
  • art the habit of,
  • are in the habit of,
  • haddest tendency,
  • have inclination,
  • haddest an inclination,
  • being biased,
  • art habit of.
  •usher (verb)
  • opening the door,
  • opens the door,
  • showing in,
  • showed out,
  • opening door,
  • showing out,
  • opens door,
  • opened door,
  • shows in,
  • shows out,
  • showed in.
  •walk (verb)
  • locomotes,
  • traveling on foot,
  • went one's way,
  • hit road,
  • wend one way,
  • travelled foot,
  • wends way,
  • travelling on foot,
  • taking a walk,
  • wends one's way,
  • wended one way,
  • hoofing it,
  • going foot,
  • travelled on foot,
  • wending way,
  • hoofs it,
  • takes walk,
  • wends one way,
  • traveled foot,
  • travels on foot,
  • take walk,
  • travelling foot,
  • wended ones way,
  • wend ones way,
  • travel foot,
  • wending one way,
  • wend way,
  • locomoting,
  • go foot,
  • wended way,
  • wending ones way,
  • went on foot,
  • locomoted,
  • went way,
  • wended one's way,
  • wends ones way,
  • wending one's way,
  • went one way,
  • taking walk,
  • took a walk,
  • took walk,
  • went foot,
  • went ones way,
  • traveled on foot,
  • traveling foot,
  • goes foot,
  • goes on foot,
  • travels foot.

• Other synonyms:

  •Pb
  • pb.
  •
  • character actor,
  • pin,
  • wiring,
  • alligator clip,
  • orient,
  • poison,
  • live by,
  • tag along,
  • ham,
  • vein,
  • bring around,
  • spearhead,
  • outlet,
  • marker,
  • socket,
  • leading lady,
  • bundle,
  • COSTAR,
  • pluck,
  • actress,
  • protagonist,
  • fountain pen,
  • biro,
  • power point,
  • mechanical pencil,
  • nib,
  • ballpoint,
  • show in,
  • choke chain,
  • adapter,
  • accompany,
  • chaperon,
  • heart-throb,
  • talking head,
  • parade,
  • tragedian,
  • flea collar,
  • set the pace,
  • mummer,
  • show around,
  • frogmarch,
  • haul off,
  • megastar,
  • understudy,
  • body double,
  • bring along,
  • throng,
  • swarm,
  • inkstand,
  • go without,
  • cart off,
  • cable,
  • matinee idol,
  • movie star,
  • watch over,
  • felt tip,
  • rollerball,
  • crocodile clip,
  • preside over,
  • highlighter,
  • put,
  • stick with,
  • hookup,
  • march,
  • show out,
  • wield.
  •
  • pencil,
  • quill,
  • string along,
  • speed,
  • rush,
  • initiative,
  • come along,
  • look after,
  • performer,
  • shepherd,
  • see out,
  • link,
  • drop out,
  • take over,
  • guidance,
  • latch onto.
  •
  • drop,
  • take out,
  • pick up,
  • mime,
  • jack,
  • captain,
  • live out,
  • plug,
  • scent,
  • pen,
  • ball,
  • refer.
  •
  • management,
  • conductor.
  •
  • feature,
  • direction.
  •
  • director.
  •
  • stick.
  •
  • raise.
  •
  • live out your life,
  • room.
  •accompany
  • shadowed,
  • guarding,
  • guard,
  • took out,
  • taking out,
  • associate with,
  • hang around with,
  • tailgates,
  • stuck to,
  • keep company,
  • looked after,
  • lead,
  • takes out,
  • shlep along,
  • tailgating,
  • looks after,
  • kept company,
  • show about,
  • sticks to,
  • hang out,
  • stick to,
  • tailgated,
  • associated with,
  • tailgate,
  • keeping company,
  • looking after.
  •begin
  • went ahead,
  • Instituting,
  • occasions,
  • eventuate,
  • lay foundation for,
  • Originating,
  • Initiating,
  • make active,
  • trigger,
  • triggering,
  • introduce,
  • founding,
  • enter upon,
  • break ground,
  • inducing,
  • gives birth to,
  • sets up,
  • triggers,
  • got going,
  • originates,
  • breaking ground,
  • get going,
  • set in motion,
  • give impulse,
  • sets in motion,
  • give birth to,
  • getting going,
  • set up,
  • gave birth to,
  • establish,
  • setting in motion,
  • plunge into,
  • impelled.
  •bring
  • importing,
  • Guns,
  • engender,
  • prompt,
  • companioned,
  • take along,
  • ridden,
  • gun,
  • resulting in,
  • gunned,
  • resulted in,
  • Gunning,
  • import,
  • heel,
  • companioning,
  • piggyback,
  • result in,
  • contributed to,
  • piggybacks,
  • piggybacking,
  • contribute to,
  • transport.
  •command
  • Wielding,
  • Tyrannized,
  • over-ride,
  • over-bear,
  • overborne,
  • have authority,
  • presided over,
  • exercise power,
  • prevails,
  • reign over,
  • taking over,
  • overbears,
  • predominates,
  • overbear,
  • hold office.
  •conduce
  • take part,
  • took part,
  • taking part.
  •contamination
  • pollution.
  •control
  • Disciplining,
  • Regimenting,
  • call the signals,
  • run the show,
  • quarterbacking,
  • head up,
  • hold purse strings,
  • heads up,
  • be in saddle,
  • quarterback,
  • hold sway over,
  • deal with,
  • Subjected,
  • disciplined,
  • holding the reins,
  • hold the reins,
  • headed up,
  • Subjecting,
  • quarterbacks.
  •convert
  • see the light,
  • Re-form,
  • be born again,
  • cause to adopt,
  • lead to believe,
  • assimilate to,
  • see light,
  • alter conviction,
  • Proselyted,
  • change into,
  • re-formed,
  • create anew,
  • Proselyting,
  • make over,
  • made over.
  •direct
  • point the way,
  • Targeted,
  • control the affairs of,
  • be in the driver's seat,
  • moving in,
  • have the say,
  • zero in,
  • move in,
  • sight on,
  • zeroed in,
  • targeting.
  •dominate
  • Superabound,
  • prevail over,
  • have one's way,
  • led by the nose,
  • preponderate,
  • have upper hand,
  • detract from,
  • lead by the nose,
  • keep under thumb,
  • sit on top of,
  • play first fiddle.
  •exist
  • live,
  • life.
  •give
  • impart,
  • given.
  •head
  • lead the way,
  • heading,
  • go first,
  • went first,
  • be first,
  • going first,
  • were in charge,
  • be in charge,
  • was in charge.
  •persuade
  • win over,
  • argue into,
  • win argument,
  • turn to,
  • persuades,
  • gain confidence of,
  • work over,
  • turn on to,
  • turned on to,
  • worked over,
  • lead to do,
  • bring to senses,
  • talk into.
  •precede
  • Harbingered,
  • timing,
  • pre-exist,
  • timed,
  • ring in,
  • preexisting,
  • come first,
  • anteceding,
  • outranks,
  • pre-existing,
  • antecedes,
  • go in advance,
  • foreshadowed,
  • outranked,
  • outrank,
  • be ahead of,
  • anteceded,
  • Foreran,
  • run ahead,
  • outranking,
  • going before,
  • have a head start,
  • go before,
  • take precedence,
  • pave the way,
  • light the way,
  • preexist,
  • Harbingering,
  • in space,
  • foreruns.
  •preponderate
  • reign supreme.
  •run
  • helm,
  • co-ordinate,
  • Helming,
  • takes care of,
  • running,
  • Co-ordinates,
  • took care of,
  • Helmed,
  • take care of.
  •school
  • Versing,
  • school.
  •see
  • ran into,
  • run into,
  • keeps company with,
  • went out with,
  • go out with,
  • drop by,
  • spoke to,
  • speaking to,
  • keep company with,
  • pop in,
  • going out with,
  • bear company,
  • running into,
  • come over,
  • stop in,
  • stop by,
  • popped in,
  • speak to,
  • goes out with.
  •take
  • Jagging.
  •tend
  • verge on,
  • Trending,
  • be biased,
  • be disposed,
  • is inclined,
  • is biased,
  • verging on,
  • have a tendency,
  • being predisposed,
  • be inclined,
  • be prejudiced,
  • serve to,
  • move toward,
  • be in the habit of,
  • make for,
  • Trended,
  • be predisposed,
  • have an inclination,
  • be liable,
  • making for.
  •usher
  • opened the door,
  • open the door.

Paraphrases for Lead:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    world-leading.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    executive-led, dominant, preponderant, address.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Leaves, releases, bullets, highlights, launches, leader, Capita, governors, holds, Criteria, Gives, makes.
  • Noun, plural
    results, perpetrators, Charges, managers, workflows, Children, Risks, sites.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    highlights, leader, Capita, trail, result, trendsetter, protagonist, runway, address.
  • Verb, past tense
    Contributed, charged, Brought, Waged, Caused, entrusted, Walked, Referred, needed, wanted, Ran.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Responding.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    owing, contributing, generate, produce, trail, result, involve, carry, culminate, entail, address, engender.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    deals, engages, undertakes, Faces, creates, supervises, brings, Plays, organizes, allows, answers, causes, serves, takes, reports, executes, Bears, ends, refers, Carries, results, links, looks, eyes, goes, accounts.
  • Verb, base form
    thanks, drove, translate, induce, leader, steer, Carrying, generate, Allowed, produce, preach, result, involve, spark, carry, arouse, usher, culminate, entail, Ran, address, mislead, engender, persuade, pave, wreak.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    leading, lead-based, leading-edge, leadership, Pioneering.
  • Proper noun, singular
    leading, leadership.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    forefront, leadership, vanguard, ringleader, avant-garde, helm, advantage, dominance, stewardship.
  • Verb, past tense
    pursued.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    leadership, engage.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    dominates, implements, commands, pursues.
  • Verb, base form
    provoke, leadership, degenerate, preside, engage, test-drive.

Antonyms for Lead:

• adj.

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

• 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.

Lead Sentence Examples:

• They have not come back, but you have returned to lead me to them?

• " Well, lead the way, and I'll follow," said Puss.

Homophones for Lead:

• latitude, latte, lay out, laddie, lit, lido, load, LEDE, Lolita, lute, loti, lathi, lithodidae, lat, leaded, let, layout, lathe, lite, liliidae, looted, low-altitude, loot, lode, low tide, lad, lld, lout, lota, lily-white, lethe, loaded, Ld., loath, late, leda, lade, lotto, lilt, lithe, lewd, lilith, lee tide, lot, lotte, lydia, Leed, LTTE, Luda, Ltd., laity, lady day, layette, lid, lie with, laud, loathe, lidded, loud, loyalty, loth, laid, ludo, Luta, lied, luddite, llud, leyte, laudo, leto, lath, la-di-da, lady, let out, lathee, lloyd, led.

Holonyms for Lead:

• n.

  • act
    cards, card game.

Hypernym for Lead:

• v.

  • communication
    give.
  • motion
    hand, misdirect, usher, mislead, misguide, beacon, show, lead astray.
  • stative
    implicate, entail, lead, necessitate.

Hyponym for Lead:

• n.

  • act
    leading, leadership, play, turn.
  • attribute
    vantage, advantage.
  • location
    position, place.
  • quantity
    score.
  • shape
    angle.

• v.

  • communication
    get, cause, make, stimulate, have, induce.
  • stative
    bring about, be, leave, produce, give rise, make pass, result, lead, pass.