Lead and Traverse

Lead

Lead verb - To be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction.

Usage example: this old road leads to an abandoned quarry

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Traverse and lead are semantically related. in guide physically topic. In some cases you can use "Traverse" instead a verb "Lead".

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

Traverse verb - To make one's way through, across, or over.

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Lead and traverse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Traverse".

Nearby Words: traversed, traversal, traversing

way	lead way	traverse way
times	lead times	traverse times

And to do this, they must traverse a forgotten series of tunnels that lead by labyrinthine twists into the White House basement.

Source: Roger Ebert Most Hated Film List
The Legend of Zelda series is made up of these, with the player character having to traverse labyrinth-like dungeons to find one of the Big Bad's lead monsters.

Source: Beast in the Maze
Beast in the Maze: The series is made up of these, with the player character having to traverse labyrinth-like dungeons to find one of the Big Bad's lead monsters.

Source: Franchise / The Legend of Zelda

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

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

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