STEERING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in management

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steering

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verb

present participle of steer

as in guiding

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 piloting

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 steering

Noun

Many advanced driver-assistance systems, or ADAS, can control a vehicle’s speed, braking and steering using cameras, sensors and/or mapping data. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026 The Valen also receives lightweight magnesium wheels as standard, reducing unsprung mass to improve steering response, wheel control and ride refinement. — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 According to store management logs shared with TIME, Claude required regular steering by a staffer on the Andon Labs team. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 The yoke-like steering features hammered aluminum bits, referencing the armor worn by medieval knights. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026 The super-aggressive rear-wheel steering feels unnatural and impossible. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 12 Aug. 2026 To imitate a spaceship’s steering mechanism, Walsh added PlayStation 3 Move controllers to the space. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 The droptop also has more responsive braking and greater precision in steering than what’s found with the Roma. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Below the picture is a button to create a cleaning schedule, a Start/Pause button, and a four-way controller button for remote steering. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

The fiscally moderate governor has frustrated labor by steering $11 billion since 2020 into debt reduction and away from spending on current services. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 On the other hand, Tracey Wooster, the founder of Tracey Wooster Design in Charlotte, North Carolina, suggests steering away from viscose rugs. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 Semafor reported that executives at major networks are already gaming out responses, from steering audio listeners toward Apple Podcasts to organizing collective pressure on Spotify. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Local shoppers react Some shoppers have remained cautious over the last couple of weeks, steering away from produce linked to cyclosporiasis and salmonella. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 After steering some of the funds toward naloxone and addiction-treatment programs, Hubbard began researching alternative rehabilitation therapies. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Musk is steering the vast majority of SpaceX’s expenditures toward AI, a business that is growing rapidly, though not at the rate of all that spending. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 At the meeting with Anutin, Min Aung Hlaing sought to reassure Thailand that his government was restoring stability and steering Myanmar toward democracy. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Strong corporate profits and expectations for more growth ahead have been steering stocks higher. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steering

Noun

Political scientist Sandra Borda argued that the difficulties in aid management are related to the tense political transition between the current and previous administrations, which lacked a formal handover.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Conventional time-management advice, Schore argues, focuses almost exclusively on visible behaviors—meetings, email volume, scheduling techniques and collaboration practices.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

Verb

Sharp has traditionally paid its employees to attend an all-hands recognition event for those deemed by their peers to best meet the organization’s guiding principles.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
After the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed began more deliberately guiding the market to near certainty on the trajectory of rates heading into its meetings.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of guiding

Noun

Temperature control requires some attention, as the trailers can heat up quickly in direct sunlight and cool dramatically after dark.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Virna Jandiroba just took her down nine times and didn’t do much with that top control.

— Brett Appley, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

Lenti Ponsetto, after 18 years leading DePaul athletics—and 42 years overall at the private Big East school—announced her retirement in June 2020, just six weeks after Conviser filed her initial suit in Cook County court.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Morris has held other leadership roles in education before stepping into her current position, first leading the school’s Dallas-area campus in Irving, Texas, then returning to the Atlanta area last year to lead the campus in Decatur.

— Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of leading

Verb

Companies are navigating economic uncertainty, a highly selective capital environment, market volatility, and rapid technological change driven by AI, Ackerman said.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
From there, the track winds through downtown, with drivers navigating turns on 9th Street, Constitution Avenue, 7th Street and Independence Avenue before making the final turn back toward the Capitol and the start-finish line.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigating

Noun

Initially seen as overly meticulous or impatient, these leaders frequently impart invaluable standards like precision and discipline, which become evident only when one steps into a leadership role.

— Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
For many younger Cubans, Castro remains an icon, but his influence is less immediate for them than for older generations who lived under his leadership.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of leadership

Noun

Amid Russia's latest barrage, at least one drone was reported as having crossed into NATO airspace in Romania, from the direction of Moldova.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Ford took one final adventure as the legendary character under the direction of James Mangold with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026