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

This plan, spearheaded by the Mohammed VI Academy and coach Nasser Larguet, modernized Moroccan football by integrating European methodologies with a national identity. — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Vacant for the last two decades, the property has since made its hospitality debut, spearheaded by multigenerational members of the Mirbeau brand’s founding family. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Adams appointed another commission in his final hours in office, spearheaded by his first deputy mayor, Randy Mastro. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 July 2026

The campus is expected to include a wide range of healthcare services spearheaded by Grady for children and adults across the region. — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Since then, there have been endless rounds of logistics, spearheaded by Chris O’Brien, who ran OpSail and is president of Sail4th 250. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

The measure has been spearheaded by the city’s firefighter union, which gathered the signatures to qualify it for the ballot. — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Most recently, Schroyer’s spearheaded federal-local immigration enforcement partnerships with ICE, including a program that allows state and local agencies to assist federal immigration authorities. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 27 June 2026

To counter this, the United States has spearheaded a Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiative, which led to the development of new encryption algorithms expected to be released as standards for civilian and defense networks by 2027. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026