PACESETTERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

pacesetters

noun

plural of pacesetter

as in leaders

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 pacesetters Though a genre-fluid affair, the Blue Note fest also features some of the most adventurous pacesetters in modern jazz, among them the flautist Shabaka, the London septet Kokoroko, the trumpeter Chief Adjuah, and the harpist Brandee Younger. —

Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 Brobbey, 24, has been at the heart of the Premier League’s surprise success story this season, playing an integral role in helping Sunderland keep in touch with the Premier League’s pacesetters. —

Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026

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leaders

Noun

So, the Navy is forging ahead trying to make the best of ships its leaders didn’t want just a few years ago.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
The signs of progress come as Oakland’s leaders consider weakening other forms of oversight for their police department.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026