Lead and Tailgate

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Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Usage example: an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum

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Tailgate is an antonym for lead.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Tailgate verb - Follow at a dangerously close distance.

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Lead is an antonym for tailgate in trail topic.

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Tailgate and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/tailgate

Lead & Tailgate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/tailgate>.

Tailgate or Lead. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/tailgate.

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