Main entry: leading
Definition: going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
Usage: we rode in the leading car; the leading edge of technology
Antonyms: following
Definition: going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
Antonyms: omnidirectional
Definition: not directional
Main entry: leading, stellar, prima, star, starring
Definition: indicating the most important performer or role
Usage: the leading man; prima ballerina; prima donna; a star figure skater; the starring role; a stellar role; a stellar performance
Antonyms: minor
Definition: inferior in number or size or amount
Antonyms: minor
Definition: lesser in scope or effect
Antonyms: minor, nonaged, underage
Definition: not of legal age
Antonyms: minor
Definition: of a scale or mode
Antonyms: minor
Definition: of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
Antonyms: minor
Definition: of lesser importance or stature or rank
Antonyms: minor
Definition: of lesser seriousness or danger
Main entry: preeminent, leading
Definition: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
Usage: our greatest statesmen; the country's leading poet; a preeminent archeologist
Antonyms: inferior
Definition: one of lesser rank or station or quality
Antonyms: inferior
Definition: of or characteristic of low rank or importance
Antonyms: inferior
Definition: of low or inferior quality
Antonyms: inferior
Definition: having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
Main entry: in the lead, leading, ahead
Definition: having the leading position or higher score in a contest
Usage: he is ahead by a pawn; the leading team in the pennant race
Antonyms: down
Definition: being or moving lower in position or less in some value
Antonyms: down, downward, downwardly, downwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Antonyms: down
Definition: away from a more central or a more northerly place
Antonyms: down
Definition: to a lower intensity