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

William's engagement in Oslo comes less than 24 hours after he was photographed escorting his oldest son, Prince George for his first day at Eton College on Tuesday. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

In the video, venue staff hand the group a card notifying them of an infraction of the Providence Park and NWSL Code of Conduct before escorting them out of the building. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Attendees 17 years old or younger must also have an adult escorting them during all event hours. — Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2026

Beyond the missile fields The Grey Wolf’s role will extend beyond escorting convoys and responding to emergencies around ICBM sites. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

The striking photo was taken along India's west coast where locals give sea turtle hatchlings (Lepidochelys olivacea) a fighting chance by escorting them from their nests to the water. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

These workers regularly visited pregnant women’s homes, explained the warning signs of complications and urged them to attend prenatal appointments, often escorting them there. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

McClain is a recipient of ISP’s Life Saving Award for escorting four people out of a burning building. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026