Lead
Lead noun - The space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects.
Usage example: the runner maintained a lead of several meters all the way around the track
Spread and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead the word "Lead" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| good | good lead | good spread |
| high | high lead | high spread |
| nice | nice lead | nice spread |
| particular | particular lead | particular spread |
| Other adjectives: common, initial, single, obvious, powerful, actual, entire, real, massive, large, big, great, huge, false, black, decent, new, early. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Lead the Target: Easier with energy weapons and the Technoflux plasma guns, because the projectiles move faster and don't spread nearly as much.
Source: Video Game / Allegiance -
The Plague: In season two, the lead eco-terrorist's ultimate goal is to spread a lab-developed form of the pneumonic plague at an EU climate conference.
Source: Series / Bron|Broen - The most of the damage in Chernobyl and Fukushima was from the destruction of the reactor buildings, that lead to the spread of the "hot" junk around.
Cite this Source
Spread and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/spread
Lead & Spread. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/spread>.
Spread or Lead. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/spread.
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