Synonyms of conducts

conducts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of conduct

1

as in supervises

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

• supervises
• operates
• oversees
• manages
• regulates
• handles
• governs
• controls
• runs
• directs
• administers
• tends
• keeps
• guides
• protects
• administrates
• overlooks
• superintends
• leads
• watches over
• steers
• carries on
• presides (over)
• watches
• stewards
• cares (for)
• minds
• safeguards
• pilots
• guards
• micromanages
• stage-manages
• codirects
• comanages

2

as in directs

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

• directs
• channels
• carries
• funnels
• pipes
• focuses
• channelizes
• transmits
• canalizes
• siphons
• conveys
• consolidates
• concentrates

3

as in behaves

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

conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaves
• carries
• composes
• acquits
• restrains
• handles
• contains
• comports
• collects
• demeans
• inhibits
• deports
• quits
• modulates
• controls
• represses
• plays
• checks
• constrains
• bears
• quiets
• curbs
• acts
• moderates
• impersonates
• tempers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misbehaves
• carries on
• acts up
• cuts up
• misconducts

4

as in steers

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

a job conducting tourists through the historical museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steers
• guides
• leads
• accompanies
• directs
• shows
• routes
• ushers
• precedes
• pilots
• marshals
• escorts
• attends
• manages
• sees
• controls
• convoys
• chaperones

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• follows
• trails
• tails
• shadows
• dogs
• hounds
• tailgates

5

as in transmits

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

a material that conducts heat quite efficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmits
• gives
• spreads
• imparts
• conveys
• communicates
• disseminates
• propagates
• delivers
• transfers
• transfuses
• diffuses
• surrenders
• broadcasts
• infects
• turns over
• contaminates
• hands over
• hands down
• poisons
• hands on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catches
• contracts
• comes down (with)

conducts

2 of 2

noun

plural of conduct

1

as in controls

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controls
• operations
• supervisions
• managements
• handlings
• directions
• stewardships
• administrations
• oversights
• regulations
• guidance
• governances
• governments
• superintendences
• charges
• superintendencies
• presidencies
• care
• intendances
• leaderships
• custodies
• generalships
• trusts
• logistics
• agencies
• manipulations
• machinations
• rulerships
• wards
• tutelages
• laps
• protections
• guardianships
• aegises
• coadministrations
• codirections

2

as in behaviors

the way or manner in which one conducts oneself

a child who has often been scolded for poor conduct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaviors
• actions
• demeanors
• addresses
• manners
• looks
• attitudes
• characteristics
• presences
• forms
• bearings
• traits
• poses
• deportments
• comportments
• gestes
• practices
• airs
• styles
• courtesies
• postures
• poises
• aspects
• proprieties
• habits
• etiquettes
• decorums
• affectations
• rules
• protocols
• attributes
• civilities
• modes
• mores
• customs
• patterns
• amenities
• p's and q's
• formalities
• carriages
• tricks
• habitudes
• fashions
• miens
• conventions
• peculiarities
• wonts
• singularities
• marks
• oddities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conducts

Verb

Harvard provides extraordinary financial aid and conducts critical research. — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

China has long claimed the sovereign territory as its own and regularly conducts large-scale military drills, live-fire exercises, and daily air and naval patrols to apply pressure on the island. — Mariam Khan, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

ShinyHunters was also upset that the FBI claimed the group conducts swatting attacks against corporate workers and makes sextortion threats. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Lee Ann Scotto Adams and Joanna Woronkowicz, of the nonprofit Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP), which conducts research on postsecondary arts and design career paths, disagree. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

According to Customs and Border Protection’s website, the Office of Trade conducts audits to check for compliance with trade laws and regulations. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Space is central to national security infrastructure and warfighting efforts, and serves a critical role in how the military communicates, navigates, conducts operations and tracks threats globally. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

New defensive tariffs can be imposed only after the commission conducts a formal investigation, which is bound by statutory deadlines and triggered by evidence of injury to European industry. — Jonas Nahm, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

Garner was placed on administrative leave while the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Law Enforcement Division conducts an outside investigation. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Noun

Hamilton conducts guided fossil hunting tours through his company, Megalodon Adventures, and recommends fossil hunters time their visit to coincide with low tide. — Katie Riley, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Alek Shrader handles the directing duties, while resident music director Joseph Marcheso conducts. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

Our January 2026 analysis draws on nearly a decade of data from the Georgia Student Health Survey, an annual survey the state conducts with middle and high school students. — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

Most states have voucher laws that explicitly forbid the state from interfering in any way with how a voucher-receiving school conducts business. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The 2024 launch mirrored the testing the United States conducts for its own ballistic missile fleet, which experts viewed as an assertion of China’s growing superpower status. — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Commissioner Paul Frank, who voted for the resolution, said the negotiation will be like any other the district conducts to buy or sell land. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

The controller’s office conducts audits, tracks city spending and issues financial reports intended to provide oversight of government operations. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026

This material is incredibly strong and conducts heat very efficiently. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 May 2026