Synonyms of spearheaded

spearheaded

verb

past tense of spearhead

as in led

to serve as leader of

unofficially at least, Martin Luther King spearheaded the civil rights movement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• led
• commanded
• captained
• headed
• oversaw
• directed
• dominated
• controlled
• managed
• bossed
• supervised
• handled
• governed
• regulated
• ran
• superintended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• served
• submitted (to)
• yielded (to)
• complied (with)
• deferred (to)
• obeyed
• bowed (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spearheaded

Ruffini spearheaded Moncler’s IPO on the Milan Stock Exchange in 2013 and the acquisition of Stone Island in 2021. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Assembly Bill 1729, which was spearheaded by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, came about after Newsom required many state workers report to offices four days a week. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Chatfield also managed Brown’s gubernatorial campaign in Northern California and later became the inaugural director of Brown’s California Conservation Corps, an organization that spearheaded environmental projects. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

According to La Libre, Dilliès wants to assert political control over the institution that was spearheaded by the Socialist Party. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

But with a plan spearheaded by Vrabel’s staff, Moses played in all 21 Patriots games (including the playoffs and Super Bowl) last season. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

RoccStar spearheaded the effort, the 36-year-old music producer and Jones, 42, later revealed while sharing more details about the honor in respective Instagram posts. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Gregg Eichwedel said down the road from them lived the late Bill Montgomery, co-founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization spearheaded by Kirk. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

That event, spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, showcased a massive, 21-foot, nearly 17,000-pound steel beam recovered from the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026