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past tense of conduct
Synonyms & Antonyms of conducted
1
to look after and make decisions about
- the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago
Synonyms for conducted
- administered,
- administrated,
- carried on,
- controlled,
- directed,
- governed,
- guided,
- handled,
- kept,
- managed,
- operated,
- overlooked,
- oversaw,
- presided (over),
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- regulated,
- stewarded,
- superintended,
- supervised,
- tended
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2
to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway
- the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement
Synonyms for conducted
- canalized,
- channeled
- (or channelled),
- channelized,
- directed,
- funneled
- (also funnelled),
- piped,
- siphoned
- (also syphoned)
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- concentrated,
- consolidated,
- focused
- (also focussed)
3
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
- conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen
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4
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
- a job conducting tourists through the historical museum
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5
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
- a material that conducts heat quite efficiently
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