Synonyms of leading off

leading off

verb

present participle of lead off

as in beginning

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

plans to lead off the news conference with a prepared statement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beginning
• falling (to)
• commencing
• entering (into or upon)
• starting
• striking (into)
• embarking (on or upon)
• getting off
• opening
• getting to
• setting about
• launching
• kicking off
• getting going
• creating
• taking on
• taking up
• generating
• originating
• initiating
• organizing
• adopting
• establishing
• setting up
• inventing
• getting around (to)
• inaugurating
• getting down (to)
• founding
• getting round (to)
• spawning
• pioneering
• innovating
• instituting
• embracing
• fathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• laying off
• finishing
• concluding
• terminating
• stopping
• closing
• halting
• completing
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• knocking off
• leaving
• quitting
• phasing out
• abandoning
• destroying
• desisting
• forsaking
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• exterminating
• demolishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of leading off

And Ohtani slid into the Dodgers’ lineup, hitting second in the batting order for the first time this season, with Mookie Betts leading off against the Padres southpaw. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Adams retired 13 straight following Carroll’s triple until Moreno singled leading off the sixth. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Tommy White homered for the A's leading off the third, a 347-footer to the left-field corner. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Jackson Holliday singled leading off the eighth and, with one out, Basallo hit his first career pinch homer, a shot to center. — Harvey Valentine, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

The Sox trailed 2-0 in the seventh when Vargas walked leading off the inning. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026