Lead and Token

Lead

Lead noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

Usage example: the police are now working on several leads generated by the evidence gathered at the crime scene

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

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

Token noun - Something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event.

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Lead and token are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a noun "Token".

Nearby Word: tokenism

good	good lead	good token
particular	particular lead	particular token
single	single lead	single token
romantic	romantic lead	romantic token
Other adjectives: black, new, significant.

Token Trio: Will being the lead "white guy", Tessa being the lead "white girl", and Jem being the lead "ethnic guy", although he's half-British.

Source: Literature / The Infernal Devices
The token which turns people to lead, meanwhile, is marked with the symbol of Saturn.

Source: Literature / The Castle in the Attic
Token Romance: Averted in Susan's case, which is extremely refreshing for a movie starring a female lead (whose love life is part of her character development no less).

Source: Western Animation / Monsters vs. Aliens

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Token and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/token

Lead & Token. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/token>.

Token or Lead. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/token.

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