leader

The word “leader” has 2 syllables: lead-er

It's pronounced as /ˈliː.dər/


What is synonym and antonym for leader?

In the thesaurus, “leader” has 121 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for leader

  • administrator
  • baron
  • bellwether
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • bigwig
  • boss
  • boss man
  • captain
  • channel
  • chief
  • chieftain
  • cohead
  • coleader
  • commander
  • conductor
  • conduit
  • controller
  • counsellor
  • czar
  • dean
  • dignitary
  • director
  • directress
  • dominator
  • doyen
  • drain
  • drainpipe
  • duct
  • eminence
  • employer
  • exec
  • executive
  • figurehead
  • foregoer
  • foreman
  • forerunner
  • funnel
  • gaffer
  • ganger
  • general
  • governor
  • groundbreaker
  • guide
  • harbinger
  • head
  • headman
  • helmsman
  • herald
  • hierarch
  • higher-up
  • honcho
  • hydrant
  • innovator
  • jefe
  • king
  • kingpin
  • lead
  • leadman
  • line
  • lion
  • lord
  • luminary
  • magnate
  • main
  • manager
  • master
  • micromanager
  • mistress
  • mogul
  • notability
  • notable
  • officer
  • overlord
  • overseer
  • pacemaker
  • pacer
  • pacesetter
  • penstock
  • pilot
  • pioneer
  • pipage
  • pipe
  • pipeage
  • pipeline
  • piping
  • potentate
  • precursor
  • president
  • prince
  • principal
  • rector
  • ringleader
  • ruler
  • shepherd
  • skipper
  • smokestack
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • spout
  • standard-bearer
  • standpipe
  • steward
  • stovepipe
  • straw boss
  • subchief
  • subdirector
  • superintendent
  • superior
  • supervisor
  • taskmaster
  • tile
  • top dog
  • top gun
  • trendsetter
  • trough
  • tsar
  • tube
  • tzar
  • waste pipe
  • waterspout

Antonyms for leader

Meanings of leader

  • noun
    1. Any person that leads or directs.
    2. An animal that leads.
    3. Someone or something that leads or conducts.

Example Sentences

  • She was elected as the new leader of the organization.
  • A good leader listens to their team and supports their growth.
  • The leader of the expedition guided them through dangerous terrain.
  • He proved himself to be a natural leader in times of crisis.
  • The class voted for a leader to represent them in the school council.

On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to leader, such as: administrator, baron, bellwether, big cheese, big gun, bigwig, boss.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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caesar

  • Big Brother
  • autarch
  • authoritarian
  • autocrat
  • baron
  • baroness
  • boss
  • caliph
  • captain
  • caudillo
  • chief
  • contessa
  • count
  • countess
  • crowned head
  • czar
  • czarina
  • dame
  • despot
  • dictator
  • disciplinarian
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  • dominator
  • duchess
  • duke
  • dynast
  • emperor
  • empress
  • enforcer
  • fuehrer
  • gerent
  • imperator
  • kaiser
  • khan
  • king
  • kingpin
  • lady
  • leader
  • lord
  • magnate
  • maharajah
  • maharani
  • majesty
  • man on horseback
  • martinet
  • master
  • mikado
  • mogul
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  • oligarch
  • oppressor
  • overlord
  • paramount
  • pasha
  • pharaoh
  • potentate
  • prince
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  • queen
  • rajah
  • rani
  • rex
  • royal
  • ruler
  • shah
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • strongman
  • sultan
  • sultana
  • taskmaster
  • totalitarian
  • tsar
  • tycoon
  • tyrannizer
  • tyrant
  • tzar
  • warlord

earl

  • archduke
  • aristocrat
  • baron
  • baronet
  • bishop
  • blue blood
  • captain
  • cavalier
  • chevalier
  • commandant
  • commander
  • count
  • country gentleman
  • dad
  • don
  • duke
  • emperor
  • esquire
  • gentleman
  • governor
  • grandee
  • hidalgo
  • king
  • knight
  • leader
  • liege
  • lord
  • lordship
  • magnate
  • magnifico
  • man upstairs
  • marchese
  • margrave
  • marquess
  • marquis
  • master
  • milord
  • monarch
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nobility
  • noble
  • nobleman
  • old man
  • overlord
  • parliamentarian
  • patrician
  • peer
  • potentate
  • prince
  • princelet
  • princeling
  • raja
  • royalty
  • ruler
  • seigneur
  • seignior
  • sheik
  • sheikh
  • sire
  • sovereign
  • squire
  • superior
  • valet
  • viscount

gaffer

  • administrator
  • adult
  • ancestor
  • ancient
  • architect
  • author
  • baron
  • beldam
  • beldame
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • bigwig
  • boss
  • boss man
  • captain
  • chief
  • cohead
  • coleader
  • commander
  • creator
  • czar
  • czarina
  • director
  • dotard
  • dowager
  • elder
  • employer
  • executive
  • father
  • figurehead
  • foreman
  • forewoman
  • founder
  • ganger
  • general
  • generator
  • geriatric
  • golden-ager
  • governor
  • grandam
  • grandame
  • grandfather
  • graybeard
  • grown-up
  • head
  • headman
  • helmsman
  • hierarch
  • higher-up
  • honcho
  • inventor
  • jefe
  • king
  • kingpin
  • leader
  • leadman
  • magnate
  • maker
  • manager
  • master
  • micromanager
  • mistress
  • mogul
  • old man
  • old-timer
  • oldster
  • originator
  • overlord
  • overseer
  • paterfamilias
  • patriarch
  • potentate
  • president
  • prince
  • princess
  • principal
  • queen
  • ruler
  • senior
  • senior citizen
  • sire
  • skipper
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • standard-bearer
  • steward
  • straw boss
  • superintendent
  • superior
  • supervisor
  • taskmaster
  • taskmistress
  • top dog
  • top gun
  • tsar
  • tsarina
  • tzar
  • tzarina
  • whitebeard

pacemaker

  • bellwether
  • favorite
  • foregoer
  • forerunner
  • groundbreaker
  • harbinger
  • herald
  • innovator
  • leader
  • number one
  • pacer
  • pacesetter
  • pioneer
  • precursor
  • probable winner
  • shoo-in
  • trendsetter

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