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

It is authorized by the FAA for beyond-line-of-sight piloting. — Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026

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

Verb

Grant Thornton’s 2026 AI Impact Survey found that nearly three in four organizations are giving agentic AI access to their data and processes, whether piloting, scaling or running autonomous AI. — Donna Dror, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Start small with initiatives inside state government where AI can support your workforce including by piloting AI in chatbots, call centers, and eligibility processing, with human review of any decision that denies or ends coverage. — Mandy Cohen, STAT, 12 Nov. 2026

While the person piloting the vehicle will only see information related to the drive, the passenger will, in theory, have access to a wider variety of images, including text for points of interest on the journey and films. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2026

The father and daughter were each piloting the same type of military-style jet, an L-39 Albatros, and had stopped at the Mayfield Graves County Airport to refuel. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2026

Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, who earned her private pilot license while a student at West Boca High, was co-piloting the jet. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

In September Joby Aviation flew its own self-piloting Caravan coast-to-coast without its safety pilot touching the controls. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

Small business owners interested in piloting the training courses can sign up through an online form from Growmetix. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

The retailer is adopting a test-and-learn approach at Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin airports, piloting new products, brands and concepts before scaling successful ideas elsewhere. — Kapila Ireland, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026