LEADING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the activity of leading
   
   Synonym(s)
   • leadership (what does leadership mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • his leadership inspired the team
   
   Hypernyms(s) leading is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   
   Hyponym(s)
   • helm (what does helm mean?)
   • lead (what does lead mean?)
   • trend setting (what does trend setting mean?)
2. Meaning
   • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
   
   Synonym(s)
   • lead (what does lead mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) leading is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strip (what does strip mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)

LEADING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • going or proceeding or going in advance
   • showing the way
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • we rode in the leading car
   • the leading edge of technology
   
   Antonym(s)
   • following (what does following mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • directing (what does directing mean?)
   • directional (what does directional mean?)
   • directive (what does directive mean?)
   • guiding (what does guiding mean?)
   • guiding (what does guiding mean?)
2. Meaning
   • purposefully formulated to elicit a desired response
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • a leading question
   
   Similar To
   • purposeful (what does purposeful mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having the leading position or higher score in a contest
   
   Synonym(s)
   • ahead(p) (what does ahead(p) mean?)
   • in the lead (what does in the lead mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • he is ahead by a pawn
   • the leading team in the pennant race
   
   Similar To
   • up (what does up mean?)