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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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During this time the astronauts will conduct various checks to ensure the reliability and safety of the spacecraft -- it has never carried humans before -- before venturing further.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

County Sheriff Robert Luna has asked the National Institute of Corrections to step in and conduct a review of jail conditions after 10 inmate deaths in less than three months.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

An ICC investigation wouldn’t necessarily change Iran’s conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A further three police constables are being investigated for potential misconduct in relation to alleged failures to challenge the conduct of the other officers and their treatment of the boy.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“First, tell me how I may reach Caer Dathyl as quickly as possible. Second, I beg you to conduct this girl safely to her own people.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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