Synonyms for lead
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1. lead2

   Foremost.

   The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position.

   Synonyms:
   leader, front, leading, head, first

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1. lead

   One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that tends to draw, tho it may produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling. To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill. To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRIVE.

   Synonyms:
   allure, attract, drag, draw, entice, haul, incline, induce, lure, pull, tow, tug

   Antonyms:
   alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse

   Preposition:
   To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs; draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones, through the woods, to the barn.

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1. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   conduct, guide, precede, induce, spend, pass, commence, inaugurate, convoy, persuade, direct, influence

   Antonyms:
   misconduct, mislead, follow, dissuade, abandon, leave, misguide

2. leadnoun

   Synonyms:
   priority, pre-eminence, initiative, guidance, control

   Antonyms:
   subordination, inferiority, submission

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1. leadnoun

   an advantage held by a competitor in a race

   "he took the lead at the last turn"

   Synonyms:
   star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   deficit

2. lead, Pb, atomic number 82noun

   a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey

   "the children were playing with lead soldiers"

   Synonyms:
   petabyte, star, jumper cable, petabit, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer, pebibyte

   Antonyms:
   deficit

3. lead, track, trailnoun

   evidence pointing to a possible solution

   "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

   Synonyms:
   rails, course, data track, path, lead-in, wind, cut, atomic number 82, cart track, confidential information, principal, leading, tether, caterpillar tread, raceway, lead story, caterpillar track, trail, runway, lede, steer, rail, leash, star, running, hint, racetrack, jumper cable, cartroad, jumper lead, booster cable, racecourse, pencil lead, tip, track, spark advance

   Antonyms:
   deficit

4. leadnoun

   a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')

   "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead"

   Synonyms:
   star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   deficit

5. leadnoun

   the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

   Synonyms:
   star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   deficit

6. lead, lead-in, ledenoun

   the introductory section of a story

   "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

   Synonyms:
   star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   deficit

7. leadnoun

   (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

   Synonyms:
   star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   deficit

8. star, principal, leadnoun

   an actor who plays a principal role

   Synonyms:
   hint, lead story, whiz, lead-in, wind, school principal, atomic number 82, head teacher, ace, head, confidential information, whizz, headliner, leading, tether, hotshot, wiz, star topology, dealer, sensation, lede, steer, principal, maven, genius, star, asterisk, virtuoso, mavin, wizard, jumper cable, jumper lead, booster cable, principal sum, adept, leash, superstar, pencil lead, trail, corpus, tip, champion, track, spark advance

   Antonyms:
   deficit

9. leadnoun

   (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base

   "he took a long lead off first"

   Synonyms:
   star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

   Antonyms:
   deficit

10. tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hintnoun

    an indication of potential opportunity

    "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

    Synonyms:
    hint, touch, flatus, mite, farting, lead-in, wind, crest, atomic number 82, nothingness, pinch, crown, suggestion, jot, confidential information, bakshis, peak, leading, breaking wind, soupcon, bullock, point, pourboire, tether, wind instrument, lead story, trail, clue, baksheesh, lede, winding, steer, tinge, leash, gratuity, fart, star, malarkey, idle words, malarky, bakshish, jazz, jumper cable, jumper lead, air current, booster cable, intimation, principal, current of air, top, trace, pencil lead, breath, tip, speck, summit, backsheesh, track, spark advance, twist

    Antonyms:
    deficit

11. lead, lead storynoun

    a news story of major importance

    Synonyms:
    star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

    Antonyms:
    deficit

12. spark advance, leadnoun

    the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

    Synonyms:
    star, tether, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, principal, trail, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

    Antonyms:
    deficit

13. leash, tether, leadnoun

    restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

    Synonyms:
    hint, tercet, lead-in, wind, tierce, atomic number 82, trine, ternion, confidential information, leading, terzetto, triad, tether, lead story, steer, lede, jumper lead, trail, triplet, leash, ternary, trio, three, troika, collar, jumper cable, threesome, booster cable, deuce-ace, principal, star, pencil lead, trinity, trey, tip, track, spark advance

    Antonyms:
    deficit

14. lead, leadingnoun

    thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

    Synonyms:
    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, leading, confidential information, steer

    Antonyms:
    deficit

15. lead, pencil leadnoun

    mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

    Synonyms:
    star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

    Antonyms:
    deficit

16. jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cablenoun

    a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire

    "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"

    Synonyms:
    star, tether, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, jumper lead, trail, jumper cable, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, leash, steer, principal

    Antonyms:
    deficit

17. leadverb

    the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge

    "the lead was in the dummy"

    Synonyms:
    star, jumper cable, pencil lead, lead-in, tip, jumper lead, atomic number 82, wind, lead story, hint, lede, spark advance, trail, principal, tether, leash, booster cable, track, leading, confidential information, steer

    Antonyms:
    deficit

18. lead, take, direct, conduct, guideverb

    take somebody somewhere

    "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

    Synonyms:
    require, chair, read, occupy, subscribe to, rent, withdraw, run, organise, top, mastermind, take on, carry, deal, assume, engineer, have, hold, choose, learn, fill, transmit, necessitate, impart, consume, go, drive, hire, result, place, consider, need, study, behave, pick out, steer, guide on, send, channel, draw, contract, adopt, calculate, film, remove, demand, acquit, orchestrate, conduce, lease, contribute, take aim, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, comport, make, claim, channelize, point, manoeuvre, head, get, channelise, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, deport, shoot, aim, direct, charter, precede, extend, contain, address, bear, carry on, target, subscribe, involve, acquire, manoeuver, look at, postulate, organize, accept, moderate, guide, admit, pass, ingest, leave, ask, maneuver, conduct

    Antonyms:
    deficit

19. leave, result, leadverb

    have as a result or residue

    "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

    Synonyms:
    go out, conduce, go away, impart, pass on, allow, head, guide, go forth, take, result, leave alone, extend, pull up stakes, will, bequeath, chair, precede, leave behind, give, go, forget, direct, pass, get out, ensue, provide, depart, allow for, leave, conduct, exit, run, top, contribute, entrust, moderate

    Antonyms:
    deficit

20. leadverb

    tend to or result in

    "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests"

    Synonyms:
    go, conduce, chair, moderate, contribute, result, guide, direct, extend, top, run, take, pass, leave, conduct, precede, head

    Antonyms:
    deficit

21. lead, headverb

    travel in front of; go in advance of others

    "The procession was headed by John"

    Synonyms:
    go, conduce, point, head up, channelize, maneuver, channelise, chair, moderate, contribute, result, manoeuver, guide, direct, extend, top, run, take, pass, leave, conduct, precede, steer, head, manoeuvre

    Antonyms:
    deficit

22. leadverb

    cause to undertake a certain action

    "Her greed led her to forge the checks"

    Synonyms:
    go, conduce, chair, moderate, contribute, result, guide, direct, extend, top, run, take, pass, leave, conduct, precede, head

    Antonyms:
    deficit

23. run, go, pass, lead, extendverb

    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

    "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

    Synonyms:
    pop off, last, drop dead, melt, play, lean, eliminate, live, blend in, plump, take place, start, survive, fall out, decease, work, run low, conduct, take, carry, protract, buy the farm, spend, fleet, melt down, extend, go across, result, stretch out, broaden, proceed, turn tail, endure, overtake, fit, evanesce, get going, gallop, slip by, course, hap, expire, direct, snuff it, make pass, communicate, black market, feed, depart, head for the hills, fall, draw, flow, widen, pass away, hightail it, croak, run away, fade, scat, head, glide by, escape, continue, happen, unravel, contribute, poke out, expand, egest, ply, come about, kick the bucket, draw out, range, go by, chair, make it, campaign, blow over, transcend, authorize, track down, belong, give way, offer, function, pass off, cover, consort, exceed, stretch, give-up the ghost, conk, surpass, exsert, get, cash in one's chips, break, hold up, exit, overstep, run for, incline, die hard, pass on, hand, conk out, break down, devolve, travel, bunk, blend, race, top, moderate, move, lam, go on, sound, reach, persist, slide by, operate, fail, elapse, hunt, strain, legislate, choke, locomote, authorise, tend, sink, occur, run short, bleed, conduce, scarper, go along, execute, put across, take to the woods, go past, unfold, pass along, live on, lapse, go bad, run, hunt down, slip away, clear, guide, reach out, die, turn over, be given, go, overhaul, become, return, rifle, perish, travel by, precede, fly the coop, hold out, give, pass, ladder, prolong, break away, go through, prevail, pass by, give out, stretch forth, put out, excrete, leave, go away

    Antonyms:
    deficit

24. head, leadverb

    be in charge of

    "Who is heading this project?"

    Synonyms:
    manoeuver, run, precede, maneuver, chair, extend, top, guide, pass, head up, direct, channelize, conduct, head, conduce, take, moderate, channelise, leave, result, contribute, steer, go, point, manoeuvre

    Antonyms:
    deficit

25. lead, topverb

    be ahead of others; be the first

    "she topped her class every year"

    Synonyms:
    go, conduce, crown, top off, clear, exceed, pinch, chair, moderate, contribute, top out, result, guide, direct, extend, top, run, go past, take, transcend, pass, leave, conduct, precede, head, overstep

    Antonyms:
    deficit

26. contribute, lead, conduceverb

    be conducive to

    "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing"

    Synonyms:
    conduce, precede, run, put up, bestow, lend, chip in, give, chair, extend, contribute, add, impart, guide, direct, result, top, kick in, take, moderate, pass, leave, conduct, bring, go, head

    Antonyms:
    deficit

27. conduct, lead, directverb

    lead, as in the performance of a composition

    "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

    Synonyms:
    comport, conduce, place, moderate, impart, behave, send, head, target, maneuver, take, carry on, result, point, deport, extend, aim, channelise, deal, take aim, engineer, chair, calculate, channel, precede, carry, manoeuver, go, address, manoeuvre, direct, pass, organize, channelize, organise, acquit, convey, leave, conduct, transmit, run, top, contribute, orchestrate, mastermind, guide, train, steer, bear

    Antonyms:
    deficit

28. go, leadverb

    lead, extend, or afford access

    "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

    Synonyms:
    drop dead, pop off, operate, belong, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, rifle, cash in one's chips, sound, get going, kick the bucket, expire, blend, function, endure, leave, live, pass away, perish, run short, survive, croak, plump, move, extend, conk, fit, blend in, become, run low, conk out, locomote, break, proceed, last, decease, give out, snuff it, depart, give way, hold up, direct, chair, go, pass, hold out, precede, start, fail, take, die, moderate, travel, conduct, exit, run, top, contribute, live on, conduce, guide, head, break down, result, go bad

    Antonyms:
    deficit

29. precede, leadverb

    move ahead (of others) in time or space

    Synonyms:
    conduce, antecede, precede, predate, antedate, chair, forgo, come before, result, guide, forego, direct, extend, top, run, premise, preface, take, moderate, pass, leave, conduct, contribute, introduce, go, head

    Antonyms:
    deficit

30. run, leadverb

    cause something to pass or lead somewhere

    "Run the wire behind the cabinet"

    Synonyms:
    course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, moderate, run away, move, turn tail, range, head, guide, function, lam, take, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, conduce, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, chair, run, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, direct, play, die hard, race, pass, top, run for, black market, persist, incline, leave, conduct, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, contribute, tend, escape, precede, ladder, ply, result, melt

    Antonyms:
    deficit

31. moderate, chair, leadverb

    preside over

    "John moderated the discussion"

    Synonyms:
    temper, run, mince, hold in, tame, precede, result, chairman, control, chair, moderate, hold, guide, check, soften, tone down, direct, extend, top, head, conduce, take, pass, leave, conduct, contribute, chasten, go, curb, contain

    Antonyms:
    deficit

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1. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   guide (by the hand, or something connected with the hand)

2. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   conduct, direct, escort, go before as guide

3. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   head, be at the head of

4. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   allure, entice, induce, persuade, draw, prevail on

5. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   pass, spend

6. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   show the way (by going before)

7. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   be the commander (as of troops)

8. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   conduce, contribute, tend, serve

9. leadnoun

   Synonyms:
   guidance, direction, leadership

10. leadnoun

    Synonyms:
    precedence

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1. leadnoun

   Synonyms:
   plumbum (Chem.), graphite, plumbago (black lead), plummet, blende (mock lead)

2. leadnoun

   Synonyms:
   precedence, initiative, command, guidance

3. leadverb

   Synonyms:
   guide, conduct, escort, direct, precede, induce, entice, influence, allure, persuade, actuate, impel, conduce, contribute, tend, have precedence, have charge of, command, head

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1. List of paraphrases for "lead":

   leading, leadership, result, drive, conduct, bring, leader, cause, head, initiative, leaded, driving, carry, main, cable, runway, wire, responsible, steer, pb, induce, directing, trail, forefront, leads, spearhead, entail, generate, culminate, principal, produce, führen, guide, lead-based, directs

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How to use lead in a sentence?

1. Kate Bahn:

   These things sort of all intersect with each other and just lead to, generally speaking, higher barriers to economic security for Black workers.

2. Ewald Nowotny:

   As you can't see this in isolation, rather this (devaluation) has an impact on other countries so that it can lead to a certain disquiet in an important part of the global economy, namely in southeast Asian countries.

3. Satjit Bhusri:

   In people who have undiagnosed coronary artery disease, there becomes a supply-demand mismatch for oxygen as the heart is demanding more and more, but due to an undiagnosed blockage, the supply is not there, this leads to a heart attack, the increase in heart rate can also be a trigger for underlying arrhythmias. This can lead to, amongst other things, a stroke.

4. Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller:

   We have a very, very strong lead. We have a vehicle of interest... we have got to find this vehicle, we don't know at this point what it is associated with, or who owns it.

5. William James:

   True ideas lead us into useful verbal and conceptual quarters as well as directly up to useful sensible termini. They lead to consistency, stability and flowing human intercourse.