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conduct

[kon-duhkt, kuhn-duhkt] / ˈkɒn dʌkt, kənˈdʌkt /
NOUN
administration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charge handling management manipulation oversight plan policy strategy transaction treatment
STRONG
care channels control direction execution guidance leadership organization posture regimen regulation rule running superintendence supervision tactics wielding
WEAK
carrying-on intendance red tape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mismanagement
STRONG
disorganization disregard ignorance neglect
NOUN
behavior
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attitude manner stance
STRONG
address bearing carriage comportment demeanor deportment manners mien posture ways
WEAK
tenue
VERB
administer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attend control direct handle keep manage operate order organize oversee regulate run supervise
STRONG
accompany chair chaperon convey engineer escort govern guide head lead ordain pilot rule shepherd steer usher
WEAK
call the tune carry on preside over ride herd on run things trailblaze wield baton
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon disorder disorganize disregard give up ignore let go mismanage neglect obey serve
STRONG
comply consent desert follow leave lose
VERB
comport oneself
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act
STRONG
acquit bear behave carry demean deport quit
WEAK
go on
Antonyms
STRONG
stay
WEAK
leave
VERB
transport
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attend send show
STRONG
accompany bring carry chaperon companion convoy escort guide lead move pilot route shepherd steer transfer
WEAK
pass on
Antonyms
STRONG
abandon desert drop hold keep leave lose neglect

Usage

What are other ways to say conduct? To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Example Sentences

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Turkey's intelligence agency has conducted a major operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, capturing a Turkish national who held a senior role within the Islamic State group, state media reported on Monday.

From Barron's

UniFirst responded that it had conducted a careful review of the proposal and determined it wasn’t in the best interests of the company or its shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal reported in September that the company was conducting a strategic review of CoverGirl and its other mass-market beauty brands, and would consider options including selling or spinning them off.

From The Wall Street Journal

Roman is scheduled to conduct a technology demonstration that will test advanced coronagraph systems.

From Science Daily

Another video allegedly showed the pair conducting firearms training in what police believe to be rural New South Wales in October.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.