More than ever do we need goals or leading ideas that will give purpose to whatever we are doing.
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Leading
//ˈliːdɪŋ//
Synonyms for "leading" (191 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
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More general
4 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
6 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
10 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesform of
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
10 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- водещ adj (providing guidance)
- ръководен adj (providing guidance)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 行距 noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Czech
1 entries- proklad řádků noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Esperanto
1 entries- linipaŝo noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Finnish
4 entries- edeltävä adj (preceding)
- johdatteleva adj (providing guidance)
- johtava adj (ranking first)
- rivivälistys noun (Vertical space added between lines)
French
1 entries- interligne noun (Vertical space added between lines)
German
4 entries- führend adj (providing guidance)
- führend adj (preceding)
- vorangehend adj (preceding)
- vorausgehend adj (preceding)
Greek
2 entries- κορυφαίος adj (ranking first)
- διάστιχο noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Hindi
2 entries- अग्रसर adj (ranking first)
- नेतृत्व adj (providing guidance)
Hungarian
1 entries- sorköz noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Indonesian
1 entries- interlini noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Irish
1 entries- scaradh noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Italian
4 entries- maggiore adj (ranking first)
- precedente adj (preceding)
- precedente adj (preceding)
- primo adj (ranking first)
Japanese
1 entries- インテル noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Korean
1 entries- 행간 noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- fierent adj (ranking first)
Polish
2 entries- przewodzić adj (providing guidance)
- leading noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Portuguese
2 entries- entrelinha noun (Vertical space added between lines)
- espaçamento entre linhas noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Russian
4 entries- веду́щий adj (providing guidance)
- веду́щий adj (ranking first)
- наводя́щий adj (providing guidance)
- руководя́щий adj (providing guidance)
Spanish
2 entries- principal adj (providing guidance)
- entrelínea noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Swedish
3 entries- ledande adj (providing guidance)
- ledande adj (ranking first)
- radavstånd noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Welsh
1 entries- rhynglinellu noun (Vertical space added between lines)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The staircase leading to the rooftop is narrow, steep, and dark.
Source: tatoeba (25587)
The future of English seems to be leading in three directions.
Source: tatoeba (26320)
Bob will play the leading role for the first time in the next school festival.
Source: tatoeba (33189)
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