Synonyms of spearheading

spearheading

verb

present participle of spearhead

as in leading

to serve as leader of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leading
• commanding
• heading
• captaining
• overseeing
• controlling
• managing
• dominating
• bossing
• directing
• supervising
• regulating
• governing
• handling
• running
• superintending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• serving
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• complying (with)
• obeying
• bowing (to)
• deferring (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spearheading

Bennette is executive director of the Vermont Mountain Bike Association, another nonprofit spearheading efforts around the Velomont. — Nina Keck, NPR, 9 July 2026

He is credited with putting the festival on the map as an A-list event, bringing East and West filmmakers together against the backdrop of the Cold War as well as spearheading the growth of the European Film Market with Beki Probst. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 July 2026

Audra Watson, who leads youth civic programs at the nonprofit C&S, is spearheading a three-year effort to increase civic engagement among 20 million people ages 14 to 24. — James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The plan is for Indiana’s comedy creative hub to generate at least three feature films per year, Indiana’s Marco Cohen — who has been spearheading the operation — told Variety. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 2 July 2026

Verizon Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Berland is spearheading a major transformation of the company's loyalty program, moving away from traditional models. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Isaacman and Carlos García-Galán, another NASA official spearheading the Moon base initiative, were clearly fired up about the possibility of using existing hardware to bring new capabilities to the lunar program. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Virtuosity was commissioned in collaboration with Fraser Yachts and developed by Sanlorenzo’s in-house style department, with ​​Zuccon International Project shaping the exterior and Studio Paolo Ferrari spearheading the interiors. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 June 2026

Axel Dumas modernized the legacy brand by spearheading a major digital transformation, including a comprehensive overhaul of its global e-commerce infrastructure. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026