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

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

Magyar said his administration would retain Orbán-era immigration and asylum policies, including escorting migrants who entered irregularly back across the southern border into Serbia. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 21 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

Videos circulated on the internet show two young men escorting the robot toward a group of women, bumping into one and hugging others, on a lively nighttime street. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Officers could be seen escorting a group of people who may be close to the suspect. — Josh Sanders, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026