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

Honan and Zeche lead Honan Strategy Group, a New York polling and strategy firm that conducts the 5 Borough Barometer, a recurring survey of New York City public opinion. — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Instant cooling fibers help keep your sleep surface cooler night after night, while copper infusion naturally conducts heat away from your body to help optimize sleep cycles. — ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Sophia Robertson, student chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project, which conducts the Harvard Youth Poll, told Fortune that Democrats should be cautious about reading the results as a mandate. — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

The license would remain suspended until the ​manufacturer conducts an effective root-cause analysis and implements corrective and preventive action, and could be restored only after regulators verify those measures have been implemented. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

Savannah River National Laboratory conducts research involving nuclear materials, environmental management, energy technologies, and national security. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

In 2025, 40 hours of in-home caregiving help a week ran about $72,792 a year, according to the insurance company Genworth, which conducts annual surveys of the cost of care. — Kat McGowan, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

In IconArrows pointing outwards The survey, which CNBC conducts before every Fed meeting, found that 70% see the inflation problem as broader than just the rising price of energy. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Article 39 also contemplates an Accountability and Care Committee that helps to develop injury-surveillance systems and conducts investigations. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Noun

Like Abbado and Rattle, Petrenko conducts in the shadow of Karajan, who headed the orchestra from 1955-89 and left a legacy of recordings that in many cases remain regarded as top choices. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

The second piece is how O’Hare conducts the Commissioners Court meetings. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Salty water that isn’t frozen conducts electricity much better than ice-rich frozen ground, so the differences that show up can reveal areas where the ground has thawed. — Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

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 directs; music director Joseph Marcheso conducts. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 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