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TRAILING Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word trailing. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For TRAILING

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leading
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective

• going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way

noun

• the activity of leading

• thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

adjective satellite

• indicating the most important performer or role

• greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

• having the leading position or higher score in a contest

ahead
adverbadv
adverb

• at or in the front

• toward the future; forward in time

• in a forward direction

• ahead of time; in anticipation

• to a more advanced or advantageous position

• to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)

• leading or ahead in a competition

adjective satellite

• having the leading position or higher score in a contest

first
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective

• preceding all others in time or space or degree

• highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

noun

• the first or highest in an ordering or series

• the first element in a countable series

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

• an honours degree of the highest class

• the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

adverb

• before anything else

• the initial time

• before another in time, space, or importance

• prominently forward

adjective satellite

• serving to begin

• ranking above all others

• serving to set in motion

forefront
nounn
noun

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

front
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• relating to or located in the front

noun

• the side that is forward or prominent

• the line along which opposing armies face each other

• the outward appearance of a person

• the side that is seen or that goes first

• a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

• a sphere of activity involving effort

• (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

• the immediate proximity of someone or something

• the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer

• a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals

verb

• be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

• confront bodily

facing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

• an ornamental coating to a building

• a protective covering that protects the outside of a building

• providing something with a surface of a different material

Alternatives for LEADING

Alternatives for AHEAD

Alternatives for FIRST

Alternatives for FOREFRONT

Alternatives for FRONT

Alternatives for FACING

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