All vanguard synonyms
van·guard
V v noun vanguard
- innovator — to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- exhibitor — A person who displays works of art or other items of interest at an exhibition.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- controller — A controller is a person who has responsibility for a particular organization or for a particular part of an organization.
- lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
- leaders — Plural form of leader.
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- outrider — a mounted attendant riding before or beside a carriage.
- discoverer — a person who discovers.
- groundbreaker — a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
- leading edge — Aeronautics. the edge of an airfoil or propeller blade facing the direction of motion.
- cutting edge — If you are at the cutting edge of a particular field of activity, you are involved in its most important or most exciting developments.
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- forefront — the foremost part or place.
- lodestar — a star that shows the way.
- guide — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
- advance guard — a military unit sent ahead of a main body to find gaps in enemy defences, clear away minor opposition, and prevent unexpected contact
adj vanguard
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- avant-garde — Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental.