PILOTED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

piloted

verb

Definition of piloted

past tense of pilot

as in guided

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed piloted the figure skater through the national championships

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as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the lead rider piloted the rest of the team

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as in navigated

to operate or control the course of managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine

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Recent Examples of piloted Robb Report piloted it around Belgium, and the famed TV show Top Gear reviewed it in what would be its final episode. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026 Alongside its longstanding classroom-in-residence program, in which fourth- through sixth-grade classes spend a week at the museum, the Hammer piloted its classroom partnership program under Ryan. — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Along with De La Rosa, agents arrested Maximo Castillo-Cabrera and Victor Alfonso Montilla-Espirito Santo, both of whom piloted the boat, according to the complaint. — David Goodhue october 12, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Asda piloted a service allowing customers to hand over unwanted textiles when receiving groceries, accepting items of any brand and condition. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 It’ll be piloted in an unspecified part of northern California with local food services, including Chipotle and Popeyes. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026 In 2020, Glover piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, Resilience, to the International Space Station. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Nineteen hijackers carried out the attacks, led by Mohamed Atta, who piloted American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026 The family previously said the plane was piloted by Mario Lamar, 80, and that his wife, Lili Lamar, 79, and two of their grandchildren — Sofia Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22 — were also on board. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for piloted

Verb

God has put people in your way who have guided you and assisted you.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Spotify had guided to slower MAU growth in the third quarter, pointing to changes to products in emerging countries to help the company better monetize its user bases.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of guided

Verb

Related Stories The gathering is being steered by two longtime members of the team that helped shape Seminci’s recent artistic identity.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
The view from the CFO’s office The finance chief, Paul Jacobson, has steered the company into a position where Kelty has room to dig deep and experiment.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of steered

Verb

My mom coached my sister in high school, and then my dad kind of coached me growing up.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
May coached nearby Florida Atlantic to the 2023 Final Four and his son, Jack, worked in Miami's video room before joining his father's Dallas staff.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of coached

Verb

Shortly after the vote, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, Bass’ rival for mayor, appeared with city Controller Kenneth Mejia in front of the downtown DWP building to reiterate her own call for an audit — one conducted by the controller’s office.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Other recent polls conducted by SurveyUSA, TrueDot and ActiVote have found Becerra leads by at least 20 points.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of conducted

Verb

As costs kept climbing, many health economists were reluctant to probe the wasteful spending that accompanied the consolidation frenzy.

— Dana P. Goldman, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a supervising companion who is at least 14 years old.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanied

Verb

In April this year, a European consortium led by Belgian telecommunications company Proximus won one of four contracts together worth up to €180 million under the Commission’s sovereign cloud procurement programme.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
As Comcast, led by Brian Roberts and Michael Cavanagh, reported its third-quarter financials, Peacock posted a pre-tax profit of $261 million, which followed a $189 million profit in the most recent second quarter and a $217 million year-ago loss.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of led

Verb

The 6-foot-9 forward who signed a veteran minimum contract showed willingness to pick up opposing ball-handlers full court.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In that incident, surveillance footage — first reported by the Daily News — showed the fare-checkers pushing Brooklyn school aide Kyle Taylor up against a bus stop shelter following a fare dispute that had turned physical.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

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