Lead and Target

Lead

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

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Target and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a verb "Lead".

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

Target verb - Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.

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Lead and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good lead	good target
soft	soft lead	soft target
nice	nice lead	nice target
particular	particular lead	particular target
Other adjectives: common, certain, current, original, initial, true, single, likely, obvious, actual, real, massive, large, big, huge, main, important, new, possible, former, primary.

party	lead party	target party
hero	lead hero	target hero
people	lead people	target people
men	lead men	target men
Other words: children, family, someone, way, anyone, humans, times, friends, players, enemies, members, targets.

Played straight in Dragon Quest VIII, wherein the heroes often arrive just in time to see their next lead or target go up in smoke.

Source: Late to the Tragedy
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl and its sequels have a realistic ballistics model almost similar to Operation Flashpoint and you have to account for gravity and lead your target.

Source: Lead the Target
Halo's precision weapons tend to be hitscan, but some of its weapons do still require you to lead a moving target, like the rocket launcher.

Source: Lead the Target

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Lead & Target. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/target>.

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