Lead
Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.
Zero
Zero noun - A person of no importance or influence.
Usage example: those snobs on the cruise ship tried to make me feel like a complete zero
Nearby Words: zeroed, zeroing
How words are described
| normal | normal lead | normal zero |
| current | current lead | current zero |
| original | original lead | original zero |
| true | true lead | true zero |
| Other adjectives: single, actual, real, big, main, new, heroic, possible, former, titular, several. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Comments: It is an alternate take of Shu being the patient zero of the Apocalypse Virus instead, and that Mana is the main character taking the lead.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Guilty Crown -
It's obviously the whole point of Population Zero, given that it deals with the aftermath of humanity's extinction, but even the scenarios that one would least expect to lead to an apocalypse do.
- Christine in Maskerade got the lead part in the opera performance despite having zero singing ability due to being the daughter of the opera's main sponsor.
Source: Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend
Cite this Source
Zero and Lead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/zero
Lead & Zero. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/zero>.
Zero or Lead. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lead/zero.
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