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leading - adjective

  1. Most important, influential, or significant: capital, cardinal, chief, first, foremost, key, main, major, number one, paramount, premier, primary, prime, principal, top. See important.
  2. Widely known and discussed: famed, famous, notorious, popular, well-known. See knowledge.
lead

lead - verb

  1. To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See show.
  2. To proceed on a certain course or for a certain distance: carry, extend, go, reach, run, stretch. See reach.
  3. To have authoritative charge of: captain, command. See precede.
  4. To go through (life) in a certain way: live, pass, pursue. See be.
  5. To begin (something) with preliminary or prefatory material: introduce, precede, preface, usher in. See start. words.

lead off - phrasal verb

  1. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. See start.

lead to - phrasal verb

  1. To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir(up), touch off, trigger. See start.

lead - noun

  1. Something or someone that shows the way: conductor, director, escort, guide, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher. See show.
  2. A piece of information useful in a search: clue, scent. See show.
  3. An act or instance of guiding: direction, guidance, leadership, management. See affect.
  4. The capacity to lead others: command, leadership. See precede.
  5. The main performer in a theatrical production: principal, protagonist, star. See performing arts.
  6. A prominent article in a periodical: feature. Chiefly British leader. See words.