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

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 Memory makers are steering capacity toward high-bandwidth memory and server DRAM for data centers, where the margins are better, which leaves less for phones, laptops, and tablets. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 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 Meanwhile, Warner has spent three years steering free cash flow toward the debt left by the 2022 Discovery merger, and Paramount has been consumed with digesting Skydance. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 After weeks of stirring up gastrointestinal issues across the country, especially in the Midwest, the parasite Cyclospora—which lives on fresh produce and causes explosive diarrhea—is steering grocery runs and restaurant orders for many consumers. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 The bloc said the tech giant had illegally used its market dominance to prioritize its own search services, as well as preventing developers from steering customers towards cheaper alternatives. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 July 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

Verb

Seventy-four percent of the world’s largest enterprises now run at least one AI solution in production and 93% are piloting or further along.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Hilderbrand’s original novel features an epilogue set one year later where the four women take an Italian trip, with Chan’s character Gigi piloting their flight home.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of piloting

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

With the leading models becoming ever more powerful, their ability to act in malicious ways is turning into a major threat for corporations and governments, especially as the risk involves hacking into critical computer systems and infrastructure.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
The 39-year-old Messi took a two-week break after leading Argentina to a runner-up World Cup finish.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of leading

Verb

The rise in deadly crashes has some drivers concerned about navigating the construction zone, particularly with lane shifts and changing traffic patterns.

— Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
At the same time, companies navigating economic uncertainty are increasingly turning to former CEOs for board seats — a pool still dominated by White men.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 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

Fellow defender William Gallas may have gone in the opposite direction to Tottenham (also on a free) a few years later, but nothing has compared to Campbell’s move since.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
The Gemini Moon moves through your 11th House of Friends and Community and sextiles Saturn in your 9th House of Vision, helping conversations become plans with real direction.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026