Hypernyms for "lead"
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actor
advance
advantage
angle
be
black lead
boost
bring about
cause
conducting wire
constraint
counsel
counseling
counselling
direct
direction
discuss
do
encourage
evidence
execute
further
get
give rise
go
graphite
grounds
guidance
hash out
have
histrion
induce
jumper
lead
leadership
leading
leave
locomote
make
make pass
metal
metallic element
move
news article
news story
newspaper article
pass
perform
place
play
player
plumbago
position
precede
produce
promote
restraint
result
role player
score
section
slip
stimulate
strip
subdivision
talk over
thespian
timing
travel
turn
vantage
wire
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.