CONDUCTORS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

conductors

noun

plural of conductor

as in directors

a person who directs a musical ensemble The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.

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as in drivers

a person who collects money or fares on a train or bus She asked the train's conductor when they would arrive at the next station.

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Recent Examples of conductors Hormones act as conductors, orchestrating how long each phase lasts. —

Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 Technicians joined 36 copper conductors, each measuring 19 feet long, using fiberglass tape, resin, and vacuum-pressure impregnation techniques. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026 The conductors would continuously walk back and forth through each car from one end of the train to the other throughout the entire ride. —

Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 North Coast’s production has 12 actors and just two pianos, both played onstage by longtime local music directors/conductors Elan McMahan and Justin Gray. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 There are conductors who take it seriously and get away with it. —

Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Don’t take a shower or bath during a lightning storm — water and metal are good conductors of electricity. —

Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026 Born in Oxford, England, in 1975, Harding rose to prominence early after working alongside renowned conductors Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado as a teenager. —

Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 26 May 2026 The Reon Pocket Pro Plus applies the Peltier effect, in which cooling caused by an electric current flowing across the junction of two different conductors can cause heating or cooling. —

Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 May 2026

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Taylor-Joy has spent much of her career quietly lobbying directors, arguing for characters and involving herself in decisions that extend well beyond performance.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
Among those female directors, an overwhelming majority (81%) were allotted budgets below $20 million, while more than a quarter of the films directed by white men exceeded $50 million.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026