Synonyms of chaperoning

chaperoning

verb

present participle of chaperone

as in escorting

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escorting
• accompanying
• attending
• bringing
• squiring
• seeing
• convoying
• walking
• companioning
• guiding
• protecting
• companying
• guarding
• defending
• ushering
• consorting
• leading
• steering
• conducting
• following
• associating
• tailing
• tagging
• piloting
• teaming (up)
• shadowing
• hanging (around)
• hovering (over)
• palling (around)
• tagging along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dumping
• abandoning
• deserting
• ditching
• forsaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chaperoning

The tangible nature of the exhibit takes it out of textbooks and into reality, said Krystina Hernandez, who was there chaperoning her 7-year-old son's schoolmates. — Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026

The tangible nature of the exhibit takes it out of textbooks and into reality, said Krystina Hernandez, who was there chaperoning her 7-year-old son’s schoolmates. — ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

The learning center used to be a hostel, its spartan facilities a challenge, a lawyer mom told Lilian, for the stay-at-home mothers who would otherwise have been perfect candidates for the task of chaperoning. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

But thousands of others volunteer their time to make the parade happen, from chaperoning high school bands to working on the floats. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Jonsson is Cooper’s partner, a reluctant participant in the chaperoning business. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025