STEERED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

steered

verb

past tense of steer

as in guided

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction

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as in piloted

to operate or control the course of first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake

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Recent Examples of steered Alexis Borisy, who has steered billions of dollars over a lengthy career as an investor, helped Nikolic launch a fund of his own and raise more than $100 million in 2024 and 2025, five of the people said. —

Damian Garde, STAT, 11 Mar. 2026 This Harvey just silently materialized — slumped in a wheelchair steered by a bored-looking corrections officer. —

Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 Additionally, Do demanded that hundreds of thousands of dollars in pass-through grants to Garden Grove Community Foundation and Westminster Chamber of Commerce be steered by those organizations to firms controlled by Do’s allies, the audit said. —

Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026 In addition to producing the key shot, Tate steered the ship home for the RedHawks. —

Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 Messi, however, steered clear of any political statements either for or against the independence push, which at its height divided Catalonia’s 5 million voters in half. —

ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026 The breadth of topics Jones steered to Kash Patel was as wide as, well, Patel’s field of vision. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 If the good ship Tottenham Hotspur is going to be repaired and steered to safer waters — after West Ham United’s win on Wednesday, Spurs are just one point clear of the bottom three — then the players must do it. —

Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 The analyst added that while some investors have steered away from Toll Brothers in favor of plays on the lack of affordable home supply, the luxury market has consistently proven itself as resilient among the current macroeconomic backdrop. —

Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026

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No one held her hand and guided her through the process.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
The idea that military campaigns should only be undertaken if there was a clear national security threat, a clear goal and a clear exit strategy became known as the Powell Doctrine and guided American policy in the latter part of the 20th Century.

— Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026