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

Years later, the grocery store is now part of a multimillion-dollar, mixed-use project spearheaded by Drake Development. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

Promoted to senior director in 2021, Ashley spearheaded the initiative that is now the Materials Matter Standard. — Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Shelley Strommen, one of the activists who has spearheaded the effort, hugged Gorman. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

Those conversations were spearheaded by headline events including the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the light rail in South End and teen takeovers. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Yesterday, Screen Scotland officially announced plans for a new event next August, spearheaded by Rowan Woods, formerly of the Edinburgh TV Festival parish. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Assembly Bill 2017, spearheaded by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, looks to add Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to a list of state holidays. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Season 3 picks up after the fallout from the Bellaire empire that led to several arrests, a plot spearheaded by Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) and Mallory (Crystle Stewart), with the help of Horace (Ricco Ross). — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Avila also spearheaded the ballot question to drastically reduce property taxes, which would pose severe threats to cities and counties and to our quality of life. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026