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

Lander then really made headlines when he was arrested by ICE agents while escorting (and trying to protect) a constituent in immigration court. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

The footage shows two troopers slowly escorting the driver through waist-deep water while a strong current rushes past them. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Mourners holding portraits of the late supreme leader welcomed the body and senior officials escorting it, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Federal rules require airlines to provide help to passengers with disabilities, including escorting them through airports and assisting during delays or cancellations. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 29 June 2026

The immigration officer escorting him allowed the two to hug. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

Santa kills her mother (who fully signed off on the plan in advance) as a means of transporting her out of her life of poverty in rural Bolivia and escorting her into Heaven. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

Ladipo says 150 of their players will be escorting players at the eight games at Atlanta Stadium. — Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

Once the age checks were done, the opening bars to the FIFA anthem crackled through the stadium speakers, and the players filed onto the field, gripping the hands of the young local players escorting them. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026