Synonyms of piloting

piloting 1 of 2

noun

as in steering

Related Words

• steering
• management
• running
• leadership
• shepherding
• monitoring
• control
• administration
• governance
• observation
• policing
• direction
• lead
• observing
• government
• surveillance
• supervision
• guidance
• stewardship
• regulation
• generalship
• care
• observance
• oversight
• superintendence
• guardianship
• protection
• rule
• reign
• tutelage
• charge
• superintendency
• auspices
• trusteeship
• headship
• aegis

piloting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pilot

1

as in guiding

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

piloted the figure skater through the national championships

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• coaching
• showing
• teaching
• steering
• shepherding
• accompanying
• leading
• mentoring
• tutoring
• escorting
• informing
• training
• counseling
• walking through
• supervising
• engineering
• convoying
• attending
• overseeing
• directing
• drilling
• seeing
• swaying
• instructing
• superintending
• schooling
• briefing
• chaperoning
• squiring
• godfathering
• fostering
• inculcating
• cultivating
• indoctrinating
• enlightening
• nurturing

2

as in conducting

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

the lead rider piloted the rest of the team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steering
• guiding
• conducting
• leading
• accompanying
• showing
• directing
• escorting
• ushering
• routing
• marshaling
• preceding
• managing
• attending
• controlling
• convoying
• seeing
• chaperoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trailing
• following
• tailing
• shadowing
• dogging
• hounding
• tailgating

3

as in navigating

to operate or control the course of

managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steering
• navigating
• hijacking
• conning
• helming
• commandeering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of piloting

Noun

Each of SkyFall’s Shrike drones equipped with such capability costs about $2,000, compared to the $400 Ukrainian drones that rely only on manual piloting, Meier wrote in a blog post. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Human-swarm teaming attempts to solve that problem by shifting operators from direct piloting toward higher-level mission management. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Naming the stage clearly (awareness, exploration, active piloting, scaling) prevents organizations from overstating progress and misallocating resources. — Penta Rao Marapatla, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Each Artemis 3 astronaut comes from a unique background, with expertise that will contribute to the mission's success, and an array of experiences in aerospace engineering, piloting, EVAs and spacecraft development. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 June 2026

Many of the normal tasks of piloting are instead being handled by artificial intelligence. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 24 May 2026

At the end of the day, the crew will try out Orion’s manual piloting capability by steering the spacecraft through a variety of tasks. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

Give Charlotte credit for a forward-thinking move rather than auto-piloting into his next contract, but the short-term consequence is that there are no qualified starting centers here. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

With Kinta piloting, and Momo’s psychic powers fused with Aira’s hair abilities, the group makes a desperate attempt to shift the battle in their favor. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025

Verb

Christopher Amling, Gabriel Edwards' uncle, said that his nephew was piloting the helicopter that went down. — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

But Deloitte's 2025 Emerging Technology Trends research found that while 38% of organizations are piloting agentic solutions, only 11% are actually running them in production. — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The city is piloting a blockchain project for its roughly 14,000 vacant properties, creating a secure, searchable record of ownership that can reduce titling costs and move homes into redevelopment and productive use. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

While snobbery and name-dropping dominate, Nora’s feeling of alienation is tempered by her crush on associate editor Thomas (Joshuah Melnick) who, though only slightly older, seems to know everything about piloting the scene. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026

The man accused of piloting an overcrowded motorboat that capsized in the waters off lower Manhattan, killing a young mother and her 5-month-old baby, has been arrested and targeted for deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Usha is also piloting the use of post-consumer garment waste through take-back programs with fashion brands, though its existing circularity program primarily targets cutting waste generated by garment manufacturers. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Hernandez was piloting the boat, a Yamaha AR210 with a capacity of 10 people, for a tour operations company, investigators said in a criminal complaint. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026