head start

The phrase “head start” has 2 syllables: head start

It's pronounced as /ˈhɛd.stɑrt/

What is synonym and antonym for head start?

In the thesaurus, “head start” has 45 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for head start along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for head start

advantage
allowance
ascendancy
ascendency
benefit
better
blessing
boon
break
bulge
catbird seat
command
dominance
drop
edge
felicity
foothold
godsend
high ground
inside track
jump
lead
leg up
manna
margin
mastery
odds
opportunity
precedence
predominance
preference
prerogative
privilege
pull
seniority
start
stead
superiority
supremacy
transcendence
transcendency
upper hand
vantage
whip hand
windfall

Antonyms for head start

bar
catch
check
clog
crimp
detriment
disability
disadvantage
disparity
drawback
embarrassment
failing
handicap
hindrance
hitch
hurdle
imbalance
impairment
impediment
inequality
interference
let
liability
lurch
manacle
minus
obstacle
obstruction
penalty
rub
setback
shackle
shortcoming
stop
stranglehold
strike
trammel
unevenness

Example Sentences

She got a head start on her homework before dinner.
Early applicants have a head start in the admission process.
Training in advance gave him a head start for the competition.
The team’s preparation provided a head start over their rivals.
Reading the instructions first gave the students a head start on the assignment.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to head start, such as: advantage, allowance, ascendancy, ascendency, bar, benefit, better.

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