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

To get a better understanding of who this individual was, researchers have spent the past few years conducting a detailed analysis of the remains’ DNA and isotopes, and the chemical properties of the metallic artefacts and the decorative band. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Nic Antaya / Getty Images As the calendar creeps toward September, the Detroit Red Wings are still conducting their search for their next general manager. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Maxell is conducting a joint feasibility study with House Foods Corporation on a food-process temperature logger using the new module. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down six Central Florida restaurants during the week from August 16-22 after conducting health inspections. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Police said the home was immediately secured as a crime scene and investigators began the extensive work of documenting the scene, collecting evidence, conducting interviews and pursuing leads. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The work includes crews searching throughout the building and conducting ongoing moisture checks to identify and address potential moisture intrusion points. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Police said investigators are conducting interviews, reviewing and recovering surveillance video and working closely with Lupton's family. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

The Library of Congress posted a photo of Parton, with reading glasses, conducting a story time book reading to children at the library. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026