PACESETTER Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

pacesetter

noun

ˈpās-ˌse-tər

as in leader

one that takes the lead or sets an example a company that has been a pacesetter in its field for offering health care benefits to employees

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Recent Examples of pacesetter But the code red alert reveals a real concern within OpenAI that the $500 billion company could lose its position as the standard-bearer and pacesetter for generative AI technology. —

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 The son of Not This Time missed the Triple Crown with an ankle chip but looms the likely pacesetter. —

Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Danish pacesetter Ganni recently signed a deal with Ambercycle to integrate Cycora®, a circular polyester made from post-consumer textile waste, into its collections, replacing 20 percent of its virgin polyester. —

Nicole Rycroft, Sourcing Journal, 19 May 2025 Nearly three decades after breaking out as a teen sensation, Timberlake may no longer be a pacesetter for the pop zeitgeist. —

Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacesetter

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Noun

The series of attacks comes after Israel killed Larijani, the head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, the leader of a powerful militia aligned with the IRGC, in deadly airstrikes on Tuesday.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
As the current supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has stayed out of the spotlight amid speculation he was injured by a strike, Larijani was largely seen as in command of the country since the former ayatollah’s death.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026