Definitions

show the way

VERB

guide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accompany advise educate escort govern handle influence instruct manage maneuver navigate oversee regulate see shepherd steer supervise sway teach train usher

STRONG

attend beacon chaperon command conduct contrive control convoy counsel coxswain engineer marshal pilot quarterback route rule show spearhead superintend

WEAK

have a handle on trailblaze

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert learn leave leave alone mismanage neglect obey

STRONG

disorganize ignore

WEAK

misguide mislead

VERB

lead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend bring drive force get see show

STRONG

accompany chaperone coerce compel conduct convey convoy direct escort guard impel pilot precede protect quarterback route safeguard shepherd span squire steer traverse usher

WEAK

be responsible for find a way go along with go out in front pass along point out point the way show around show in watch over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail ignore neglect surrender yield

STRONG

abandon delay desert harm hinder hold hurt injure keep leave lose prevent repress stop suppress

WEAK

fall behind follow obey

VERB

pioneer

Synonyms

STRONG

begin colonize create develop discover establish explore found initiate instigate institute launch originate prepare spearhead start

WEAK

go out in front map out open up take the lead trailblaze

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete conclude destroy die end finish halt ignore neglect prevent ruin stop terminate

Example Sentences

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“After Midnight,” which launched in January, gave Tomlinson a chance to be part of another team, and she relishes the fact that it isn’t “her” show the way a traditional late-night program would be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

I am here tonight to show the way forward.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2024

But they are not programming the show the way that Fox is programming the show: to keep viewers hooked, to keep viewers addicted.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023

He had no idea his co-stars were training; back then, he thought they were doing a restaurant show the way “Taxi” was a show about drivers.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

It might have been possible if you could carry a light to show the way.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

show the way

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