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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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In a footnote, the plaintiff clarified that his brother was also present at the time of the incident and that neither of them engaged in inappropriate conduct toward the unidentified woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The Athletic then launched an investigation of Russini’s conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The frustration for some fans is was it really violent conduct?

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Swalwell announced his resignation after the House Ethics Committee shared that they were launching an investigation into his conduct.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

How many times had she been told that no proper member of an upright Confucian family ever questioned the conduct of elders?

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

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