ahead of the game

ADJECTIVE

sitting pretty

Synonyms

WEAK

going places on cloud nine on top on top of the heap on top of the world prosperous

ADJECTIVE

successful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fortunate fruitful happy lucky lucrative outstanding prosperous rewarding strong wealthy

WEAK

acknowledged advantageous at the top at top of ladder auspicious bestselling blooming blossoming booming champion crowned efficacious extraordinary flourishing fortuitous moneymaking notable noteworthy on track out in front paying rolling thriving top triumphant unbeaten undefeated victorious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad hopeless poor sad unfortunate unhappy unlucky unsuccessful

WEAK

forfeiting losing unfavorable unprofitable

Example Sentences

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The average retirement savings for someone age 35 to 44 is $141,500, so you’re ahead of the game.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

"We want to be ahead of the game, but because technology changes so fast, we sometimes find ourselves playing catch-up," he told AFP, adding that most perpetrators operate outside Singapore.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The odds will fluctuate in the days ahead of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The Raiders placed their two best players, tight end Brock Bowers and defensive end Maxx Crosby, on injured reserve ahead of the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

How were they going to stay ahead of the game if the boys had free lemonade to sell?

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

ahead of the game

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