Synonyms of ushering

ushering

verb

present participle of usher

as in guiding

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

ushered the job applicant into the room and then left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• steering
• leading
• showing
• conducting
• accompanying
• directing
• escorting
• routing
• piloting
• preceding
• marshaling
• managing
• attending
• controlling
• seeing
• chaperoning
• convoying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trailing
• following
• hounding
• tailing
• shadowing
• dogging
• tailgating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ushering

Drusilla is responsible for traveling to District 12 to select the year’s Hunger Games tributes and then ushering them back to the Capitol. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Soon enough, staff began ushering and, with increasing urgency, encouraging everyone to take their seats in the adjoining show space. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

In ushering his exit from Ottawa, former Senators captain Brady Tkachuk followed in a growing NHL trend of southward star movement. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The gunman was standing on the same spot where, 20 seconds earlier, Burton had stood, ushering visitors to safety, Tarbet told the Statesman. — Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026

Adding two more championships in 2023 and ’24, Moore was tasked again with ushering the Huskies into a new era and laying the groundwork for what the job description of a general manager at UConn should look like. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

Playing catch-up As messy as ushering out the old was, the in-with-the-new wasn’t exactly a picnic. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Instead, she can be found around section 217 checking tickets and ushering fans to their seats, all while showing off her signature dance moves. — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026