Synonyms of escorting

escorting

verb

present participle of escort

as in accompanying

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship

a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accompanying
• attending
• chaperoning
• bringing
• convoying
• squiring
• seeing
• walking
• guiding
• companioning
• protecting
• guarding
• defending
• ushering
• companying
• leading
• consorting
• piloting
• steering
• tailing
• conducting
• following
• associating
• teaming (up)
• tagging
• shadowing
• hanging (around)
• hovering (over)
• palling (around)
• tagging along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dumping
• abandoning
• deserting
• ditching
• forsaking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of escorting

By late afternoon police were escorting activists off the construction site, though some still remained, local media reported. — Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, Matt was in proud dad mode as he was photographed escorting his middle daughter up the steps of the American Museum of Natural History. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026

Bauer was escorting bank tellers to their drive-in stations moments before he was gunned down. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Murray rocked a royal rewear of his Prince Charming costume from the teen rom com, escorting his wife Sarah Roemer to a prom at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County oncology department. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

The United States has put up its own military effort to secure Gulf waterways focused on escorting vessels through Omani waters and actively defending commercial shippers from daily Iranian attacks. — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

During the state elections in 1967, Jagdish Master, a teacher turned activist, challenged the veto of the landlords over Dalit suffrage by escorting a group of Dalits to a polling booth in Ekwari, a village in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Security restrained Kruse’s arm behind her back while escorting her through the stands. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

The Harry Potter and Catastrophe stars will topline Sober Companion, following recovering addict Tim (Delaney), who is tasked with escorting pop star Lucy Green (Powley) on a journey to rehab in Arizona. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026