LEADING Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word leading. (opposite meanings)

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	following				verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
	adjective • going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction noun • a group of followers or enthusiasts • the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture adjective satellite • about to be mentioned or specified • immediately following in time or order • in the desired direction
	trailing				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
	behind				adverbadv
	noun • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on adverb • in or to or toward the rear • remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time • in or into an inferior position • in debt adjective satellite • having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
	bottom				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • situated at the bottom or lowest position noun • the lower side of anything • the lowest part of anything • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on • the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat • a depression forming the ground under a body of water • low-lying alluvial land near a river • a cargo ship adjective satellite • the lowest rank verb • provide with a bottom or a seat • strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom • come to understand
	inferior				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or characteristic of low rank or importance • of low or inferior quality • written or printed below and to one side of another character • having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit noun • one of lesser rank or station or quality • a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character adjective satellite • lower than a given reference point • falling short of some prescribed norm
	last				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining noun • the temporal end; the concluding time • the last or lowest in an ordering or series • a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do • the time at which life ends; continuing until dead • a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds • a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels • the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence • holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes adverb • most recently • the item at the end adjective satellite • immediately past • occurring at or forming an end or termination • most unlikely or unsuitable • occurring at the time of death • conclusive in a process or progression • highest in extent or degree • not to be altered or undone • lowest in rank or importance verb • persist for a specified period of time • continue to live and avoid dying
	minor				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study
	obscure				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • marked by difficulty of style or expression • difficult to find • not famous or acclaimed • not drawing attention • remote and separate physically or socially verb • make less visible or unclear • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred • make unintelligible or unclear • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
	secondary				adjectiveadj
	adjective • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate noun • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary • not of major importance • belonging to a lower class or rank
	subordinate				noun, adjectiven, adj
	adjective • lower in rank or importance • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a word that is more specific than a given word verb • rank or order as less important or consider of less value • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
	lagging				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • insulation used to wrap around pipes or boilers or laid in attics to prevent loss of heat
	deficit				nounn
	noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing • an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)