HELM Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhelm

Definition of helm

as in head

the place of leadership or command She was at the helm when the company went through its most significant period of growth.

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verb

as in to steer

to operate or control the course of a treacherous route for any weekend sailor just learning to helm his vessel

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Noun

He is next scheduled to helm Treasure Island from a script by Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne, with Hugh Jackman starring in the feature based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s work. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Mosseri is a longtime Meta employee who started as a product designer just three years out of college in 2008, when the company was called Facebook, and worked his way up to helm of one of the world's most popular social media apps. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Longtime owner Joel Sheldon, whose family has helmed Vroman’s for more than a century, announced his retirement in 2024. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Nelson is best known for directing the horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night, but also helmed the 2021 Wrong Turn reboot and is behind the upcoming survival monster horror film Beware Boiúna, starring Logan Marshall-Green. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for helm

Recent Examples of Synonyms for helm

Noun

For dinner, go back into town for Feast and Floret's delicious Italian small plates and impeccable vibes—or head to Wm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
The head of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association said consumers likely will face shortages and additional price increases this fall and winter.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of head

Verb

Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise steered the movies in a new darker direction, scoring $147M globally.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of steer

Noun

ConnCAT and ConnCORP founder Carlton Highsmith, who serves as the board chair of both organizations, had already announced his own plans to step down at the end of the year.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of chair

Verb

In a Queens apartment building, New York is piloting new room heat pumps that can be easily installed without expensive upgrades to make electrification accessible.

— Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Two station journalists, reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, were killed along with a bystander on the ground.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of pilot

Noun

The sultry allure of R&B vocal stylings is steadily creeping back into the forefront of mainstream music — and that includes some of the buzziest genres around the world.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2026
Some states have been at the forefront of introducing DST legislation, like Florida, which passed the nation's first law of its kind in 2018.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of forefront

Noun

After a 20-minute telecast delay due to the NFL game, the pop icon began her performance perched on the top of a piano as Carpenter played the keys.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
DeFoe finished 13th in the angler-of-the-year race and finished in the top 12 in four of the circuit's seven tournaments.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

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