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

According to FlightRadar24, the aircraft, which went by call sign SNAKE4, was conducting exercises off the coast of Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

As of Tuesday, election officials were conducting the election based on a different map lawmakers passed in 2022. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

The helicopter went down while conducting water bucket drops on the Dome Fire on Sunday, according to The Associated Press (AP). — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Facing the same challenge In early 2020, the research and development units of four global companies were conducting similar technical and scientific work. — Sebastian Fixson, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Roanoke police officers were conducting traffic enforcement along Texas 114 after numerous complaints involving motorcycles traveling at high speeds in the area while attending an event at Texas Motor Speedway, police said in a news release. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026

Their governments are separately conducting bilateral talks on AI safety, an acknowledgment that geopolitical rivals sometimes find problems worth managing together. — Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026

The Houthis also accused Saudi Arabia of conducting 26 airstrikes against them over a 24-hour period. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Lockheed Martin is conducting the work under an Air National Guard contract. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026