leading

leading

(Guiding), adjective controlling, directing, implicational, implicative, implicatory, inferential, insinuative, instructional, instructive, referential, steering, suggestive, supervising, supervisory
Associated concepts: leading a witness, leading question

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leading

(Ranking first), adjective beyond compare, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, dominating, finest, first, foremost, greatest, main, most influential, outstanding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, prevailing, primary, prime, princeps, principal, prominent, stellar, supreme, top, topmost, unequaled, unexcelled, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivalled, unsurpassed

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See also: absolute, cardinal, dominant, famous, important, influential, initial, major, master, material, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, precursory, prevailing, primary, prime, principal, prior, prominent, renowned, salient, sovereign, stellar

LEADING. That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question leading counsel.