Antonyms for lead
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : leed |
| Phonetic Transcription : lid |
Definition of lead
Origin :- "to guide," Old English lædan "cause to go with one, lead, guide, conduct, carry; sprout forth; bring forth, pass (one's life)," causative of liðan "to travel," from West Germanic *laidjan (cf. Old Saxon lithan, Old Norse liða "to go," Old High German ga-lidan "to travel," Gothic ga-leiþan "to go"), from PIE *leit- "to go forth."
- Meaning "to be in first place" is from late 14c. Sense in card playing is from 1670s. Related: Led; leading. Lead-off "commencement, beginning" attested from 1879; lead-in "introduction, opening" is from 1928.
- noun first place, supremacy
- noun clue
- verb guide physically
- verb guide mentally; influence
- verb surpass
- And the only one she never forgets is, 'When in doubt, lead your highest check.'
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- We can only crawl along, having to walk and lead the horses, or at least drag them.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Passively, he let Harry take him by the arm, and lead him on.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Surely those are not the steps that lead down toward the bath?
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- It was incumbent upon Mr. Gladstone to lead the opposition to this motion.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- The quartette started for the station with Patience and Emma in the lead.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- And the world's greatest democracy will lead a whole world of democracies.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- And we are confident in principles that unite and lead us onward.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Clearly, America must continue to lead the world we did so much to make.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- If our country does not lead the cause of freedom, it will not be led.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for lead
- accompany
- advance
- advantage
- affect
- ahead
- attend
- be ahead
- be responsible for
- blaze a trail
- bring
- bring on
- bulge
- call the shots
- cause
- chaperone
- coerce
- come first
- command
- compel
- conduce
- conduct
- contribute
- convert
- convey
- convoy
- cutting edge
- direct
- direction
- dispose
- draw
- drive
- edge
- escort
- evidence
- example
- exceed
- excel
- facade
- find a way
- force
- front rank
- get
- get the jump on
- go along with
- go out in front
- govern
- guard
- guidance
- guide
- head
- heavy
- helm
- hint
- impel
- incline
- indication
- induce
- introduce
- leadership
- manage
- margin
- model
- motivate
- move
- outdo
- outstrip
- over
- pass along
- persuade
- pilot
- point
- point out
- point the way
- precede
- precedence
- preface
- preside over
- prevail
- primacy
- principal
- priority
- produce
- prompt
- proof
- protagonist
- protect
- quarterback
- result in
- route
- run things
- safeguard
- see
- serve
- shepherd
- show
- show around
- show in
- show the way
- sign
- span
- spark
- spearhead
- spur
- squire
- star
- start
- steer
- suggestion
- supervise
- tend
- tip
- title role
- top
- top spot
- trace
- trail-blaze
- transcend
- traverse
- usher
- vanguard
- watch over
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