STEERS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

steers

verb

present tense third-person singular of steer

as in guides

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 pilots

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 steers The band frequently steers the poppy songwriting offroad by leaning into distortion and ambience, creating moments of both near-mania and hazy unease. — Sue Park, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026 Allen, who serves as founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, steers a portfolio that covers TV, film, streaming and broadcast with The Weather Channel, HBCUGO, TheGrio Television Network, BuzzFeed and HuffPost. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 That’s because El Niño typically pointsthe jet stream — the west-to-east flowing, cross-country river of air that steers storms — at the southern tier of the US. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Camden generally steers private clients away from designing for stays longer than 30 days, though some have asked his firm to plan for a year or more. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 But since these girls don’t have anything that looks like conventional adulthood waiting for them, the film wisely steers them away from maturity and toward a kind of spiritual liberation. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Throughout the tour, Candamil draws on his memories growing up in the market, first watching his father and then working there in his youth as a carretillero, a cargo porter who steers upright wooden carts with produce through its narrow aisles. — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Republicans have a sizable cash advantage as House Speaker Mike Johnson steers the party closer to Trump to try to keep the majority. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Web protection steers any application away from dangerous URLs, which is a plus. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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Verb

School board trustees are elected volunteers who shape district budgets and policies and hire a superintendent who guides day-to-day decisions.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Over the years, Best of Beauty became the seal that guides hands across shelves by empowering Allure readers with the knowledge of what makes a product great… long before the advent of social media and the ubiquitous #GRWM.

— Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of guides

Verb

The software that pilots the drones, for example, can plug into things like Boston Dynamics’ robo-dog, Spot, or into other companies’ drones.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026
Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of pilots

Verb

Macron can’t seek a third consecutive term, and far-right leader Marine Le Pen leads polling for the first round of the presidential election on April 18.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Cooper has led wire-to-wire over Republican opponent Michael Whatley, maintaining wide polling and fundraising leads and forcing key GOP super PACs to pause spending in the race to focus elsewhere.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of leads

Verb

Fanatics navigates everything from NFL product with multimillion-dollar volume to a small school where the overall sales are just $6,000.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
In this role, Arnold will shepherd how IATSE navigates new technologies and their impact on the organization’s entertainment workers and their crafts.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of navigates

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The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Veteran jazz journalist Richard Scheinin accompanies the photos with vivid, detailed prose.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanies

Verb

Their predicament hijacks Irwin’s suburban family life, just as his wife Hester (Scarlett Johansson, not Hathaway) is diagnosed with a sudden illness.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
As money hijacks morality and democracy begins to look like a hoax, Tresnjak’s Broadway-caliber staging contrasts garish spectacle with piercingly intimate scenes between Claire and Anton.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of hijacks

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The disease is endemic in rodents living in the Americas, Central Asia and Africa, says David Wagner, a plague expert who directs the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Wizz talent Clotet directs with Celia Giraldo and Sara Fantova, and reprises her title role as Marianna, next to Marcel Borras as Samuel.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of directs

Verb

Their calculations showed that the molecule conducts electricity very differently depending on its rotational angle.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Andre Vasquez's office conducts a survey to decide which projects get done, like a mural outside the Budlong Woods branch of the Chicago Public Library.

— Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026