Lead
Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.
Negative
Negative noun - A feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success.
Usage example: the main negative of this job is that I have to get up at 4:30 a.m.
How words are described
| clear | clear lead | clear negative |
| common | common lead | common negative |
| original | original lead | original negative |
| single | single lead | single negative |
| Other adjectives: entire, big, false, latter. | ||
Common collocations
| everyone | lead everyone | negative everyone |
Both words in one sentence
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Being too different (or too similar) and having technical problems particularly regarding online play can lead to a flood of negative comments.
Source: Critical Dissonance -
On the negative side, they are pervasive enough to lead to Viewer Gender Confusion for male characters with stereotypically "girly" traits, including many a Bishōnen.
Source: Tertiary Sexual Characteristics -
On the negative side, using them while exercising may lead to Joggers Find Death.
Source: Headphones Equal Isolation
Cite this Source
Negative and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/negative
Lead & Negative. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/negative>.
Negative or Lead. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/negative.
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