Other Words for Lead

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Lead as a Adjective has these synonyms:

cause, influence, prompt, bring, incline, induce, persuade, move, dispose, convince
Example: What led you to suspect the butler.

conduct, escort,her, guide, show the way, pilot, steer
Example: If you lead, I'll follow.

Lead as a Noun has these synonyms:

direction, guidance, leadership, precedent, example, model, exemplar, pattern, standard
Example: We decided to follow his lead.

leading, foremost, first, main, chief, principal, premier, paramount
Example: The lead climber fell when the rope broke. The lead story in today's paper is about an American take-over bid for the longest-standingish car-manufacturing company.

leash, tether, restraint, cord, chain
Example: The dog fetches his lead himself when he wants to go out.

protagonist, hero or heroine, leading or starring role or part, leading or lead actor or actress, leading lady or man, male or female lead, principal, prima donna, diva, prima ballerina, premiere danseuse, premier danseur
Example: She has the lead in the new production of Giselle .

tip, clue, hint, suggestion, cue, intimation, prospect, possibility, potential, tip-off
Example: Barry is following up some leads for a new job. The advertisement produced some new sales leads.

wire, cable, flex
Example: Connect this lead to the power source.

Lead as a Verb has these synonyms:

advantage, edge, advance, supremacy, margin, priority, primacy, pre-eminence
Example: She has the lead over all her competitors. Our team had a two-point lead at half-time.

be conducive to, create, engender, cause, contribute to, result in, bring on or about, produce
Example: Your stubbornness can lead only to frustration.

come or be or go first, excel, surpass, exceed, precede, be ahead (of), outstrip, distance, outrun, outdo
Example: They lead the world in the production of sugar.

front, vanguard, van, lead or leading position or place, advance or advanced position or place
Example: The horse that he had bet on was in the lead coming down the home straight.

live, experience, spend, pass, while away
Example: He is leading a life of ease on the Riviera.

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