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, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   inferior, pursuing, down, minor, following

2. leadership, leadingadjective

   the activity of leading

   "his leadership inspired the team"

   Synonyms:
   leaders, 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. Darryl Chan:

   It was definitely a bit of a shell shock, having done so many tests in the week leading up to my flight, and all of them came back negative... I didn't ever think that I'll actually test positive on arrival.

2. Ron DeSantis:

   I think what you learn is all of that is just noise, and really what matters is are you leading, are you getting in front of issues, are you delivering results for people, and are you standing up for folks, at the end of the day I would just tell people to go check out the scoreboard from last Tuesday night.

3. Jasper Lawler:

   If bank stocks are a leading indicator then broader markets are in for a large pullback.

4. Michael Poland:

   So we have already made a conceptual leap, leading us to believe it was different from what we had understood.

5. Patrick Murray:

   We've become accustomed to Donald Trump leading in every poll, as the candidate himself likes to remind us, it's interesting that Ben Carson, whose parents come from neighboring Georgia, is out-polling the state's own senator as a second choice.