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

The eVTOL rocks eight electric motors to keep the pilot aloft, a joystick for the steering and a ballistic parachute in case something goes wrong. — New Atlas, 12 Nov. 2026 During its final, parachute-less descent, the ship will use its engines and precision steering to try to guide itself back into the arms of the launch tower. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026 The ground vehicle, known as the mothership, features a three-axle, six-wheel configuration with all-wheel drive and rear-wheel steering. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026 Both Off-Road and Terrain modes change the Silverado’s steering and brake effort, and Terrain mode offers a one-pedal driving feature which relies on the truck’s computer having the ability to fully modulate the truck’s brakes. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 10 Nov. 2026 The Odyssey needed a new rudder stock, a vertical metal shaft that helps with steering, but when the rudder arrived staff members didn’t seem to know how to install it. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026 While working on other projects over the following year, Lindsey toyed with ideas for using the steering technique to test introspection. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026 The steering is direct and well-assisted for the truck’s 4,048 lb (1,836 kg) curb weight, and the suspension controls the body well. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026 What’s more, even without steering, the bots were prone to mystic ruminations. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

Schriener says steering the legacy of his family’s 50-year-old business at a time when companies are hurtling toward AI transformation comes with its fair share of stress. — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026 Although courses can be customized for each client, a typical layout may incorporate a total of 17 self-steering Aquaticars taking passengers for 6-minute underwater rides along a 137-m (450-ft) circuitous track. — New Atlas, 12 Nov. 2026 Use Medicaid managed care contracts and state purchasing to require disclosure of AI use and reporting of outcomes, steering vendors toward tools that improve access and affordability rather than AI automation billing wars. — Mandy Cohen, STAT, 12 Nov. 2026 Ultimately, someone has to be accountable for steering the ship, and that’s me. — Dennis Wilke, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The Uber Eats robot chose a pacifist approach, steering around its would-be adversary without incident. — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2026 Touch controls on a MacBook may have been a long time coming, and may not have happened at all, if not for new-guard leadership steering the product in this direction. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 For over 90 years, the law firm was well-known through Wall Street for steering high-profile corporate litigation such as bankruptcies and mergers. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026 Its Bangladesh partner is 1CS Holdings Limited, headed by Nazir Alam, which is originating and steering the local projects. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steering

Noun

The company says its load-management controls can help accommodate the fluctuating power requirements of computing hardware while supporting grid stability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Derriso went through basic training and spent six years in the Army, mostly handling personnel management and other administrative duties.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of management

Verb

But the Dodgers’ first attempt at guiding him though a full two-way season crashed and burned in the wake of a lingering left knee injury and recurring right biceps issue.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
With Miami, Moskowitz wants to show the rest of the country a system where rigor and competition are the guiding principles and teachers unions are the biggest roadblocks.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of guiding

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

Definition of piloting

Noun

Federal law does not require airlines to provide meal or hotel vouchers to passengers when a cancellation is caused by factors outside of an airline’s control.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
There are no doors, just a seat, a steering wheel and a flight stick, with every control switched off except two buttons.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

Reaves embodied Doncic in almost every way Sunday, leading the Lakers to a 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons as Doncic sat out with low back tightness.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
At least two new incoming Democratic senators expressed some reservations Sunday about Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who's expected to be reelected to his post after leading his party back to the majority.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of leading

Noun

Welch’s decision came a day after 26 House Democrats, including four members of his leadership team, signed a statement calling for a new speaker.

— Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Some other Democrats have not yet committed to voting for Schumer in leadership elections, which are expected early next month, but haven't explicitly endorsed another candidate.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of leadership

Noun

In some applications, the process can also work in the opposite direction.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Politics is cyclical, and swing voters have proved consistently in recent years that their loyalties tend in no particular direction.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026