Synonyms of conducted

conducted

verb

past tense of conduct

1

as in operated

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 & Similar Words

• operated
• supervised
• managed
• controlled
• handled
• regulated
• oversaw
• governed
• ran
• administered
• directed
• guided
• tended
• kept
• carried on
• administrated
• protected
• presided (over)
• led
• overlooked
• superintended
• stewarded
• steered
• watched over
• watched
• piloted
• guarded
• safeguarded
• cared (for)
• minded
• stage-managed
• codirected
• micromanaged
• comanaged

2

as in directed

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 & Similar Words

• directed
• carried
• channeled
• funneled
• piped
• focused
• channelized
• siphoned
• transmitted
• conveyed
• canalized
• consolidated
• concentrated

3

as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaved
• acquitted
• carried
• composed
• restrained
• contained
• handled
• bore
• collected
• deported
• controlled
• comported
• checked
• constrained
• demeaned
• inhibited
• modulated
• quieted
• played
• tempered
• quit
• moderated
• curbed
• repressed
• acted
• impersonated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• cut up
• misbehaved
• misconducted
• acted up

4

as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

a job conducting tourists through the historical museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steered
• guided
• led
• accompanied
• showed
• directed
• ushered
• escorted
• routed
• piloted
• preceded
• marshaled
• attended
• controlled
• managed
• saw
• chaperoned
• convoyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• trailed
• shadowed
• tailed
• hounded
• dogged
• tailgated

5

as in transmitted

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

a material that conducts heat quite efficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmitted
• spread
• gave
• conveyed
• communicated
• imparted
• disseminated
• transferred
• propagated
• delivered
• transfused
• diffused
• turned over
• handed over
• broadcast
• surrendered
• handed down
• contaminated
• infected
• handed on
• poisoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caught
• contracted
• came down (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conducted

The new estimates update older research to investigate cancer and infections that was conducted in 2018. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026

Early interactions were conducted without rigid boundary definitions, which implicitly permitted her to adopt the primary identity. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted on the Stanford campus in 1971, led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

As always, findings from holiday surveys vary due to differences in methodologies and the timing of when they’re conducted. — David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Council members occasionally raised concerns dating back to 2023 about their lack of oversight, but city staff hasn’t conducted a sweeping policy review until now. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

While Cornell conducted an internal investigation, no criminal charges were brought against the accused at the time. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Authorities conducted a traffic stop and arrested him without incident. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

The research was conducted under the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E CURIE program with Argonne National Laboratory, Oklo and Case Western Reserve University. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026