3 synonym groups for Ahead

approves, authorizes, sanctions, endorses, permits, consents, allows, grants, okays, gives the go-ahead, gives the nod, gives the thumbs up, clears, waves through, signs off on, gives the green light, gives permission, gives consent, gives authorization, gives approval, gives the okay, gives the all-clear, rubber-stamps, validates, legitimizes, certifies, licenses, empowers, enables, supports, backs, ratifies, confirms, affirms, agrees to, assents to, concurs with, accedes to, acquiesces in, concurs, subscribes to, accepts, acknowledges, recognizes, upholds, blesses, favors, champions, advocates for [x]

forward, in front, leading, before, onward, preceding, advanced, prior, earlier, fore, frontward, foremost, head, top, first, primary, initial, preeminent, superior, dominant, prominent, ahead of time, in advance, out front, in the lead, at the forefront, in the vanguard, in pole position, in the driver's seat, in the catbird seat, in the van, in the ascendant, in the limelight, in the spotlight, in the public eye, in the front line, in the front rank, in the front row, in the front seat, in the front office, in the front yard, in the front garden, in the front parlor, in the front room, in the front hall, in the front porch [x]

beforehand, ahead, earlier, previously, in anticipation, in readiness, in preparation, ahead of time, in front, prior, in advance of, preemptively, preliminarily, ahead of schedule, in good time, ahead of the game, in the lead, in the forefront, in the vanguard, in the offing, in the pipeline, in the works, in the cards, in the air, in the wind, in the wings, in the making, in the planning, in the queue, in the lineup, in the running, in the frame, in the picture, in the loop, in the know, in the clear, in the bag, in the groove, in the swing, in the zone, in the moment, in the spotlight, in the limelight, in the driver's seat, in the saddle, in the catbird seat, in the pink, in the black [x]