- leading
- adj1. chief, cardinal, prime, primary, main, most important, uppermost, topmost, headmost, foremost; supreme, paramount, preeminent, superemi-nent, toprank, of the first rank, crowning, highest, maximum, sovereign, suzerain; dominant, predominant, prevailing, preponderant, hegemonic; best, greatest, second to none; inimitable, incomparable, beyond compare, in a class by itself, peerless, matchless; unrivaled, unequaled, unapproached, unsurpassed, unexcelled.2. first, front, frontal, advance, antecedent, anterior; fore, forward, foregoing, heading, precessional; prior, preceding, precedent.3. ruling, governing, commanding, reigning; directing, directive, guiding, managing, managerial, supervising, supervisory, superintendent, in charge; controlling, regulating, handling, Inf. running.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.