| avant-garde(noun, adjective, new, modern, unconventional) |
| forefront(noun, start, lead, beginning, opening) |
| precursor(noun, lead, watch, guard, spy) |
| predecessor |
| van(noun, start, top, lead, head) |
| front(noun, part, start, top, head) |
| lead(noun, adjective, advance, start, top) |
| scout(noun, person, model, watch, leader) |
| cutting edge(noun, expression, idiom, advance, start) |
| head(noun, adjective, advance, start, top) |
| leader(noun, model, director, attendant, pilot) |
| outpost(watch, guard, spy, front, lookout) |
| point(noun, advance, start, top, advantage) |
| leading(noun, adjective, lead, forefront, frontal) |
| advance guard(noun, expression, idiom) |
| anterior(noun, top, head, forward, front) |
| guide(noun, watch, leader, spy, director) |
| new wave(noun, expression, new, modern, pioneering) |
| trailblazer |
| harbinger |