Lead

Synonyms: Guide, show, lead the way, escort, pilot, shepherd, see, help, conduct, show someone the way, usher, steer, marshal, accompany, take, and assist.

Synonyms: Result in, bring on, call forth, be the cause of, create, occasion, engender, contribute to, add to, have a hand in, help, advance, hasten, quicken, prompt, further, provoke, spark off, set off, arouse, excite, instigate, involve, invite, elicit, effectuate, cause, bring about, give rise to, make happen, produce, effect, generate, be conducive to, be instrumental in, have a part in, promote, precipitate, accelerate, push forward, expedite, speed up, stir up, trigger (off), touch off, rouse, foment, cost, necessitate, risk, entail, and conduce to.

Synonyms: Be the leader of, preside over, head, direct, rule, be in command of, have control of, regulate, superintend, chair, mastermind, control, guide, take the chair of, organize, dominate, reign over, be in power over, run the show, be the head of, hold sway over, command, govern, be in charge of, be in control of, have charge of, supervise, oversee, run, orchestrate, conduct, be at the helm of, administer, manage, master, domineer, head up, and call the shots.

Synonyms: Be ahead, be in front, be in the lead, come first, be winning, be out in front, and be first.

Synonyms: Be at the front of, be ahead of, outdistance, outstrip, leave behind, draw away from, outdo, exceed, outclass, top, cap, better, leave standing, run rings around, outvie, be first in, head, outrun, outpace, get (further) ahead of, shake off, excel, surpass, transcend, trump, beat, widen the gap, walk away from, and outrival.

Synonyms: Experience, live, spend, have, pass, and undergo.

Synonyms: First position, forefront, dominance, precedence, pre-eminence, advantage, upper hand, head start, head place, primacy, superiority, ascendancy, supremacy, edge, and whip hand.

Synonyms: Open on to, connect with/to, communicate with, be at the front of, spearhead, give on to, provide a route to, be at the head of, and head.

Synonyms: Clue, guide, tip, suggestion, indicator, signal, inkling, information, pointer, hint, tip-off, indication, sign, intimation, and evidence.

Synonyms: Leading, top, front, chief, main, premier, prime, leading position, first place, van, ahead, winning, to the fore, first, foremost, head, principal, most important, paramount, primary, leading place, advance position, vanguard, in front, leading the field, and up front.

Synonyms: Leading role, star part, principal part, principal character, female lead, leading lady, heroine, star/starring role, title role, star, male lead, leading man, hero, and protagonist.

Synonyms: Leash, rein, rope, line, tether, cord, and chain.