The opposite of lead is follow.
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The opposite of "follow" is "lead". The opposite of "follower" is a "leader". Example sentences. To successfully lead, the politician had to encourage people to follow him and his beliefs. A person cannot lead if he has no one to follow what he says to do. The leader had millions of followers. (Note: You can also insert any noun for "leader". As examples: The pope has millions of followers. The blog poster has millions of followers. Etc.) The followers obeyed their cult leader's wishes and drank the poison.
The opposite of lead is follow.
If the lead in the question is to be in front, then the opposite is to follow.
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The word that rhymes with "creed" and means the opposite of follow is "lead".
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As stairs can lead both upward or downward, there is no opposite. An "alternative" to stairs is an elevator.
The opposite location of "in front" would be "out back" (behind). The opposite of being "in front" (in the lead) would be "in the rear" (trailing).
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Cary Grant and James Stewart were the lead roles opposite Hepburn.