LEADERS Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

leaders

noun

plural of leader

as in conduits

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) the leader funnels water off of the roof and down into the cistern

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as in bosses

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do the team leader is good at making sure that everyone keeps busy at their assigned tasks

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as in pioneers

one that takes the lead or sets an example an architectural firm that is widely regarded as a leader in innovative residential design

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Recent Examples of leaders Following community debate over safety versus access to alternative mobility options, city leaders in La Mesa voted to ban e-bike use for riders under 12. —

Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 The leaders discussed trade on Thursday, with Xi saying that China’s door of opportunity will open wider. —

Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 District leaders make up the Brooklyn Democratic Party’s obscure but powerful governing body that largely controls selecting judges, party priorities, and spending. —

Adam Davis, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026 Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, said most Americans don’t pay attention to these agencies’ leaders until a public health concern arises — as with the hantavirus outbreak. —

Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 Since the controversies erupted, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been engaged in discussions, including leaders of the Democratic Women's Caucus and the Republican Women's Caucus. —

Nikole Killion, CBS News, 13 May 2026 The investments are overwhelmingly popular with local leaders even as the DNC struggles financially. —

ABC News, 13 May 2026 The next generation of industry leaders will not rely solely on internal labs or occasional acquisitions. —

Anis Uzzaman, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Despite the Spanish Ministry of Health's acceptance of the ship, local government leaders in Spain's Canary Islands are opposed to the idea, according to NBC News, The Guardian and Reuters. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026

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But there’s a semi-true idea that children are doing so at an incredibly rapid pace, and stories can be conduits for emotional growth, wonder, and empathy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Likewise, electrical conduits are hidden on the top of the beams and centered down the skylight to leave the focus on the old structure and new walls.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026