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

Bonta, who had spearheaded the antitrust suit, gave a tepid endorsement of the consent decree. — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 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

The Makeup Creation Studio has always developed color cosmetics for Chanel, and its direction has been spearheaded by others, too. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

The project, which is seeking distribution, is spearheaded by Age of Disclosure director-producer Dan Farah. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 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

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