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leading

• (s) 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
  prima, star, starring, stellar,
• (s) greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
  • our greatest statesmen
  • the country's leading poet
  • a preeminent archeologist
  preeminent,
• (a) going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
  • we rode in the leading car
  • the leading edge of technology
• (s) having the leading position or higher score in a contest
  • he is ahead by a pawn
  • the leading team in the pennant race
  ahead, in the lead,

Nouns

• (n) thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing lead,
• (n) the activity of leading
  • his leadership inspired the team
  leadership,

Synonyms

prima star starring stellar lead leadership preeminent ahead in the lead

Antonyms

following

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