Course and Lead

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Course

Course verb - To go after or on the track of.
Usage example: after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests
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Lead is an antonym for course.
Nearby Words: coursed, coursing, courser, courseware

Lead

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.
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Course is an antonym for lead.
Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded
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How words are described

good good course good lead
particular particular course particular lead
normal normal course normal lead
direct direct course direct lead
Other adjectives: certain, current, original, single, obvious, simple, actual, entire, real, huge, black, main, new, possible.

Both words in one sentence

  • And then of course Ross turned out to be the false lead for Charlie and Greg Kinnear (can't remember the name of his character).
    Source: Romantic False Lead
  • Lead Bassist Kip Winger was his band's lead singer and lancer (The Hero, of course, was Winger's hair).
    Source: Lead Bassist
  • Of course they wrote it assuming Obama's poll lead would translate into victory in the election (which it did).
    Source: Animation Lead Time
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