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

Austin police are conducting a criminal investigation with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, as well as an administrative investigation through their internal affairs unit, police said in a news release. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by USA TODAY, deputies with the Porter County Sheriff's Office found Gregory Dolnics dead on July 26 while conducting a welfare check at the Valparaiso home where the two lived. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 29 July 2026

What’s more, some clinics don’t have physician oversight and aren’t conducting necessary medical exams before administering treatments. — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

In addition to the disclosure discrepancies, FLAG appears to have violated rules for conducting sweepstakes. — Kali Bomeli, ProPublica, 28 July 2026

The airline is conducting a safety investigation following the engineer’s death and will be working closely with relevant authorities and the aircraft manufacturer to understand what happened. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

The effectiveness of conducting screening interviews via AI rather than a person is still being examined and preparing for these requires learning a new skill. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The Manhattan district attorney’s office is also reportedly conducting a criminal inquiry. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026