Synonyms of conducting

conducting

verb

present participle of conduct

1

as in supervising

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

• supervising
• overseeing
• managing
• operating
• handling
• controlling
• regulating
• running
• governing
• administering
• directing
• keeping
• guiding
• tending
• protecting
• superintending
• administrating
• presiding (over)
• carrying on
• leading
• overlooking
• watching over
• stewarding
• watching
• steering
• piloting
• safeguarding
• guarding
• minding
• caring (for)
• stage-managing
• micromanaging
• codirecting
• comanaging

2

as in directing

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

• directing
• carrying
• channeling
• funneling
• channelizing
• piping
• focusing
• siphoning
• canalizing
• transmitting
• conveying
• consolidating
• concentrating

3

as in carrying

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

conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carrying
• behaving
• composing
• acquitting
• handling
• restraining
• containing
• collecting
• controlling
• comporting
• checking
• playing
• quitting
• demeaning
• bearing
• deporting
• inhibiting
• modulating
• curbing
• constraining
• repressing
• quieting
• acting
• tempering
• moderating
• impersonating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• misbehaving
• cutting up
• acting up
• misconducting

4

as in guiding

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

a job conducting tourists through the historical museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• steering
• leading
• accompanying
• showing
• directing
• escorting
• ushering
• routing
• piloting
• preceding
• marshaling
• attending
• managing
• controlling
• seeing
• chaperoning
• convoying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• following
• trailing
• tailing
• shadowing
• hounding
• dogging
• tailgating

5

as in transmitting

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

a material that conducts heat quite efficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmitting
• spreading
• giving
• conveying
• communicating
• imparting
• disseminating
• propagating
• transferring
• delivering
• transfusing
• diffusing
• broadcasting
• surrendering
• turning over
• contaminating
• handing over
• infecting
• poisoning
• handing down
• handing on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catching
• contracting
• coming down (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conducting

The Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that HHS couldn’t vary payment rates by hospital group without first conducting the acquisition-cost survey required by statute. — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Pictures show commuters conducting a moment of silence on the highway, the Dizengoff Fountain filled with red dye and a memorial beach installation honoring lives lost in the 2023 attacks. — Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Jeong-yo is conducting a choir of children inside of the church. — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

The former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of treason and conducting espionage on behalf of foreign governments, in a major blow to Berlin’s security establishment. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

New York’s attorney general is now conducting a criminal investigation, and the state’s governor called for an independent review of Cornell’s handling of the matter — the review that Yates now will lead. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

There has been serious buzz recently about the film series focused on the United States conducting covert actions against drug cartels. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Production at the Arsenal-2 facility is expected to focus on autonomous submarines capable of conducting on-shore and deep-water survey, inspection and delivery operations for defense and commercial purposes. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

The arrests marked the end of an inquiry that started in May 2025 after Arcadia police officers conducting a child abuse investigation found 15 children living at the couple’s home, almost all between the ages of 1 and 3. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026