Synonyms of shepherds

shepherds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shepherd

as in guides

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

shepherding her through the procedure of taking out a loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guides
• coaches
• pilots
• shows
• mentors
• accompanies
• steers
• counsels
• tutors
• leads
• teaches
• walks through
• escorts
• informs
• engineers
• trains
• schools
• convoys
• squires
• supervises
• superintends
• godfathers
• chaperones
• drills
• sways
• sees
• directs
• oversees
• instructs
• briefs
• fosters
• enlightens
• attends
• inculcates
• nurtures
• indoctrinates
• cultivates

shepherds

2 of 2

noun

plural of shepherd

1

as in pastors

Related Words

• pastors
• vicars
• clergymen
• churchmen
• bishops
• curés
• rectors
• abbés
• parsons
• priestesses
• popes
• padres
• fathers
• deaconesses
• curates
• archbishops
• presbyters
• prelates
• abbots
• deans
• missionaries
• clergywomen
• confessors
• chaplains
• monks
• friars
• priests
• Holy Joes
• evangelists
• missioners
• archpriests
• preachers
• diocesans
• mendicants
• revivalists
• religious
• deacons
• monsignors
• monastics
• ecclesiastics
• clerics
• sky pilots
• clericals
• oblates
• divines
• missionizers
• ministers
• clerks
• high priests
• reverends
• clergypersons
• high priestesses
• dominies

Dissimilar Words

• lay readers
• laymen
• lectors
• laypeople
• seculars

2

as in shepherdesses

Related Words

• shepherdesses
• sheepherders
• cowboys
• cowherds
• herders
• herdsmen
• cowmen
• cowhands
• goatherds
• cowpunchers
• vaqueros
• gauchos
• cowgirls
• cowpokes
• rancheros
• buckaroos
• drovers
• swineherds
• wranglers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shepherds

Verb

The employees who operate and maintain the Plane Train that shepherds thousands of passengers daily through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport have ratified their first union contract — including an immediate 18% raise. — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Whitney shepherds a sky-high Henry from the dance floor, where things were getting steamy, to a glory hole, presumably so the Industry FX guy can show off his derring-do. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026

But analysts said investors may have been expecting even more, as the company shepherds through its turnaround efforts and the punishing effects of tariffs. — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey, who shepherds many of these adaptations alongside his producing partner Marty Bowen, told Deadline. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025