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

Where the Cayenne’s steering is calibrated so that the road nudges the driver, Bentley’s elbows back at those perturbances. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026 Issues affecting a car's brakes, steering, or tires should be addressed immediately for safety. — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 These steering currents could change in short order, Rosencrans noted, providing a reprieve for the state. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 The steering-wheel controls return to tactile thumbwheels rather than the touch-sensitive arrangement that was, to put it politely, a solution in search of a problem. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026 The ride is reasonably comfortable, steering is light but not vague and the vehicle feels smaller from behind the wheel than its large interior dimensions suggest. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Engelbert has certainly guided the league into its most financially stable era, but this is a complicated crossroads requiring delicate steering. — Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 To much of the West, including former US President Bill Clinton who ushered China into the World Trade Organization, Zhu was a reformer steering his country toward free markets and, possibly, a more open political system. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026 By combining precise speed and steering control with an electric powertrain capable of rapid torque delivery, Voyah has shown that a production electric crossover can perform a stunt once associated with a high-performance sports car. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Even last season, Moyes headed into the campaign with the immediate aim of quickly steering the side away from another scrap at the wrong end of the table. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 With Evil Dead Rise steering the franchise in a new darker direction, the horror continued this summer with Sébastien Vaniček’s Evil Dead Burn. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Fauci is accused of steering the narrative towards a natural origin for COVID-19, despite internal doubts about a plausible lab leak. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steering

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Florida is launching a new initiative to encourage more students to choose careers in emergency management, which the governor announced a week after a shakeup in leadership at the state’s Department of Emergency Management.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

Verb

However, the company is now guiding to full-year constant-currency revenue growth of 11%, down from a previous range of 10% to 11%.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
That spirit is the guiding force of the Together, Together Tour, which Styles acknowledged with praise for his loving fans.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guiding

Verb

While snobbery and name-dropping dominate, Nora’s feeling of alienation is tempered by her crush on associate editor Thomas (Joshuah Melnick) who, though only slightly older, seems to know everything about piloting the scene.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of piloting

Noun

Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the sheriff's office, Awais used his property-management companies and his relationships with association board members to exert control over the organizations' operations and finances.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

Moments before, with Wells still at the plate and the Yankees leading 7-1, Flemming and color analyst Will Middlebrooks vented about Chisholm stealing second base and third base during the at-bat.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Check the leading management bestsellers and textbooks, including Gary Hamel’s Humanocracy, Eric Ries’s Incorruptible, Stephen Robbins and Mary Coulter’s Management and older classics like Michael Porter’s Competitive Strategy.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of leading

Verb

By the time viewers reach hour 15, the staff has spent an entire shift navigating a cyberattack that forces the emergency department to abandon digital systems, a nonstop influx of Fourth of July emergencies and an abandoned baby.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
People also call in for help navigating their existing Medicare benefits.

— Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of navigating

Noun

The technology was also tested against deceptive behaviour, an in a different scenario, fishing boats appeared to retreat while vessels from another direction accelerated toward the coastguard ship.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite years passing and their lives moving in different directions, the four come together and remember how beautiful and essential their friendship was and is.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026