Related Words for in the lead

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ahead
x/
Adverb, Adverb
leading
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
out front
//
Phrase, Verb, Adverb
up
/
Adverb, Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
lead on
//
Phrase, Verb
in charge
x/
Phrase, Adjective
in control
xx/
Phrase
in front
x/
Phrase, Adverb
lead with
//
Phrase
ahead of
x//
Phrase
leader
/x
Noun
leadership
/xx
Noun
leading edge
/x/
Phrase, Noun
lead up
//
Phrase, Noun
in motion
x/x
Phrase, Adjective
dominating
/xxx
Verb
in order
x/x
Phrase, Noun
winning
/x
Adjective
direction
x/x
Noun
in step
x/
Phrase, Noun
spearheaded
/xx
Verb
overtaking
/xxx
Verb
going forward
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb
momentum
x/x
Noun
up front
//
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
victory
/xx
Noun
advanced
x/
Adjective
captained
/x
Verb
trailing
/x
Verb
represented
xx/x
Verb
excitement
x/x
Noun
in place
x/
Phrase, Adjective, Adverb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
position
x/x
Noun
triumphing
/xx
Verb
get ahead
/x/
Phrase, Verb
guiding
/x
Verb
in that
x/
Phrase, Adverb
accelerating
x/xxx
Verb
in gear
x/
Phrase, Adjective
forward
/x
Adverb
winning streak
/x/
Phrase, Noun
in favor
x/x
Phrase
head start
//
Phrase, Noun
success
x/
Noun
pole position
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
win out
//
Phrase, Verb
command
x/
Noun, Verb
dominant
/xx
Adjective
confidence
/xx
Noun
succeeding
x/x
Verb
progress
/x
Noun
in season
x/x
Phrase
number one
/x/
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
active
/x
Adjective
inside track
x//
Phrase, Noun
influential
xx/x
Adjective
forefront
/x
Noun
lead to
//
Phrase
upwards
/x
Noun
topmost
xx
Adjective
control
x/
Noun
performance
x/x
Noun
dominance
/xx
Noun
confident
/xx
Adjective
accomplish
x/x
Verb
accountable
x/xx
Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
advancement
x/x
Noun
advantage
x/x
Noun, Verb
aegis
/x
Noun
afford
x/
Verb
airstrip
/x
Noun
alda
/x
Name
allow
x/
Verb
alternate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
aluminium
x/xx
Noun
aluminum
x/xx
Noun
animate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
antimony
xxxx
Noun
are
/
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
arouse
x/
Verb
arrive
x/
Verb
arsenic
/xx
Noun, Adjective
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
attract
x/
Verb
authority
x/xx
Noun
azo
/x
Noun, Adjective
banish
/x
Verb
barium
/xx
Noun
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behave
x/
Verb
bismuth
/x
Noun
bob
/
Name, Verb, Adjective
boss
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
branch
/
Noun, Verb
breed
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
bullets
/x
Noun
cable
/x
Noun, Verb
cadmium
/xx
Noun
capita
/xx
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cause
/
Noun, Verb
central
/x
Adjective, Noun
chair
/
Noun, Verb
chairman
/x
Noun, Verb
channel
/x
Noun, Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
chef
/
Noun, Verb
chief
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
clue
/
Noun, Verb
cobalt
/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
compel
x/
Verb
competent
/xx
Adjective
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
conclude
x/
Verb
conduce
x/
Verb
conducive
x/x
Adjective
conducted
x/x
Verb
conductor
x/x
Noun
conduit
/xx
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun, Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
coordinator
x/xxx
Noun
copper
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cord
/
Noun, Verb
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
delivery
x/xx
Noun
demonstrate
/xx
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
directed
x/x
Adjective
director
x/x
Noun
directorate
x/xx
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
drag
/
Verb, Noun
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drive
/
Noun, Verb
driver
/x
Noun
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
electrode
x/x
Noun
elicit
x/x
Verb, Adjective
embark
x/
Verb
emerge
x/
Verb, Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engender
x/x
Verb
engine
/x
Noun, Verb
ensue
x/
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
entail
x/
Verb, Noun
entice
x/
Verb
escort
x/
Noun, Verb
establish
x/x
Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
evolve
x/
Verb
example
x/x
Noun, Verb
extend
x/
Verb, Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
ferrous
/x
Adjective
fig
/
Name, Verb
figurehead
/xx
Noun
filament
/xx
Noun
file
/
Noun, Verb
find
/
Verb, Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
flagship
/x
Noun, Verb
floor
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
foil
/
Noun, Verb
follow
/x
Verb, Noun
fore
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fulfil
x/
Verb
fuse
/
Noun, Verb
generate
/xx
Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gold
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
govern
/x
Verb, Noun
governance
/xx
Noun
grow
/
Verb, Noun
guidance
/x
Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
have
/
Verb, Noun
header
/x
Noun, Verb
help
/
Verb, Noun
hint
/
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
idol
/x
Noun
impetus
/xx
Noun
implement
/xx
Verb, Noun
imply
x/
Verb
impose
x/
Verb, Noun
incite
x/
Verb
incur
x/
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
inflict
x/
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
initiative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
inspire
x/
Verb
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
introduce
xx/
Verb