PILOTED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

piloted

verb

past tense of pilot

as in guided

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed piloted the figure skater through the national championships

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as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the lead rider piloted the rest of the team

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as in navigated

to operate or control the course of managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine

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Recent Examples of piloted UAVs may be remotely piloted, semiautonomous, or, increasingly, fully autonomous. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Captain Han and First Officer Kim piloted a stricken jetliner through a series of turns and landed dead-center on a runway. —

James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Fiber-optic drones are not piloted via, for example, GPS signals or radio control. —

Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 Fayetteville, North Carolina — Three small drones whizzed overhead, piloted by soldiers on laptops. —

Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for piloted

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Verb

Rodgers, 42, guided the Steelers to an AFC North title last year, throwing for 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

— Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
After purchasing tickets, I was guided upstairs to the theater.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026