Synonyms of navigates

navigates

verb

present tense third-person singular of navigate

1

as in steers

to operate or control the course of

the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steers
• pilots
• hijacks
• helms
• commandeers
• conns

2

as in sails

to travel on water in a vessel

the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sails
• boats
• ships (out)
• cruises
• ferries
• voyages
• takes ship
• makes sail
• kayaks
• coasts
• canoes
• yachts

3

as in traverses

to make one's way through, across, or over

it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traverses
• follows
• crosses
• walks
• travels
• covers
• tracks
• passes (over)
• courses
• proceeds (along)
• goes
• rides
• cuts (across)
• treads
• transits
• hikes
• perambulates
• peregrinates
• traipses
• runs
• crisscrosses
• tramps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of navigates

The film navigates an unusually delicate tonal terrain between black comedy, suspense and the fantastic. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

This appointment arrives as Nike navigates deep operational restructuring and severe market headwinds. — CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026

Director Marshall Pailet navigates the changing scenery, emotions and crowd sizes in the show with precision — military precision even, when the story gets into wartime enlistment and combat scenes. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Space is central to national security infrastructure and warfighting efforts, and serves a critical role in how the military communicates, navigates, conducts operations and tracks threats globally. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The ruling navigates new state and federal law, affirming parents’ constitutional right to information while leaving California’s ban on policies that force teachers to automatically tell parents about a student’s gender. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

How well Texas spent its money will be revealed as the program navigates a schedule that ranks as the toughest in the country, according to The Athletic’s model from Austin Mock. — Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Our pilot expertly navigates a kaleidoscope of dirt roads to deliver us at the Crab Cooker. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026