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

Furthermore, Grail spearheaded a massive lobbying effort — even going so far as to suggest that multicancer screening will reduce health disparities and the American Cancer Society echoed the claim. — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

In August 2019, The New York Times Magazine launched the 1619 Project, spearheaded by Nikole Hannah-Jones. — Richard Kreitner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Proceeds will go to nonprofits like Build Art Make Change, which spearheaded the compilation, as well as community defense organizations Unión del Barrio and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON). — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Notably absent were both McCaskey and Warren, who has spearheaded the stadium talks but whose dealings with Illinois lawmakers have at times left them frustrated. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

The antitrust lawsuit that California Attorney General Rob Bonta spearheaded was short-lived. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

It was spearheaded by the United States and Britain and was an attempt to mediate a solution between the Rhodesian government and Black nationalist leaders. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

The initiative, spearheaded by the nonprofit Outer Space Institute, aims to lobby the United Nations to request an advisory opinion from the ICJ, the UN's principal judicial body. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

John Mayer knows his way around Las Vegas’ Sphere, having spearheaded the residencies that Dead & Company did at that venue in 2024 and 2025. — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026