leading
adjective
[ ˈliːdɪŋ ]
• most important.
• "a number of leading politicians"
Similar:
main,
chief,
major,
prime,
most significant,
principal,
foremost,
key,
supreme,
paramount,
dominant,
superior,
ruling,
directing,
guiding,
controlling,
essential,
cardinal,
central,
focal,
momentous,
noteworthy,
notable,
number-one,
most powerful,
most important,
greatest,
outstanding,
pre-eminent,
richest,
most influential,
most illustrious,
top-tier,
top-rank,
of the first rank,
first-rate,
leading
noun
• guidance or leadership, especially in a spiritual context.
leading
noun
• the amount of blank space between lines of print.
lead
verb
• cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward.
• "she emerged leading a bay horse"
Similar:
guide,
conduct,
show,
show someone the way,
lead the way,
usher,
escort,
steer,
pilot,
marshal,
shepherd,
accompany,
see,
take,
help,
assist,
• be a route or means of access to a particular place or in a particular direction.
• "the door led to a long hallway"
Similar:
open on to,
give on to,
connect with/to,
provide a route to,
communicate with,
• be in charge or command of.
• "a military delegation was led by the Chief of Staff"
Similar:
be the leader of,
be the head of,
preside over,
hold sway over,
head,
command,
direct,
govern,
rule,
be in charge of,
be in command of,
be in control of,
have control of,
have charge of,
regulate,
supervise,
superintend,
oversee,
chair,
run,
mastermind,
orchestrate,
control,
conduct,
guide,
be at the helm of,
take the chair of,
administer,
organize,
manage,
dominate,
master,
reign over,
domineer,
be in power over,
head up,
run the show,
call the shots,
Opposite:
serve in,
• have the advantage over competitors in a race or game.
• "he followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0"
Similar:
be ahead,
be winning,
be in front,
be out in front,
be in the lead,
be first,
come first,
Opposite:
be losing,
lose,
• have or experience (a particular way of life).
• "she's led a completely sheltered life"
Origin:
Old English lǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leiden and German leiten, also to load and lode.
