Leading
Leading adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Recognized and leading are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognized" instead an adjective "Leading".
Recognized
Recognized adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Leading and recognized are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leading" instead an adjective "Recognized".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- notable and leading
- notable and recognized
- notorious and leading
- notorious and recognized
- prominent and leading
- prominent and recognized
- popular and leading
- popular and recognized
- authoritative and leading
- authoritative and recognized
- eminent and leading
- eminent and recognized
- renowned and leading
- renowned and recognized
Both words in one sentence
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Instead of being recognized and rewarded for this, he was ridiculed and dismissed as a crazy person by the leading scientists of the day (the leading theory was that diseases were caused by "miasma").
Source: Web Animation / Extra Credits -
Similarly, in his Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty playthrough, he claims to have recognized Tosh from Starcraft 1 and also mistakes Brutalisks for Ultralisks, leading to another whiny rant about how an enemy from the first game that couldn't attack air units now suddenly can.
Source: Creator / The King Of Hate -
Unlike the previous two points, this became an actually recognized point when several characters became aware that the stuff he comes up with tends to be important and ends up leading everyone else with the investigations.
Source: Manga / Detective Conan
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