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steering

[steer-ing] / ˈstɪər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
managing
Synonyms
STRONG
administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing piloting regulating superintending supervising
Antonyms
STRONG
subordinate
ADJECTIVE
pointing
Synonyms
STRONG
declaring denoting designating disclosing displaying evidencing evincing guiding manifesting marking placing revealing showing signifying specifying spotting
NOUN
navigation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boating exploration shipping
STRONG
aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage voyage yachting
WEAK
cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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With the Model T, Ford standardized placing the steering wheel on the left side of the cabin, dictating the design of American roadways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Genes are important, of course, but they’re like cogs in an engine — they’re aren’t steering the ship and we are much more than vessels for our DNA.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

On the club website,, external Rovers credited him for steering the club to top-flight safety in 1996-97 after the departure of boss Ray Harford with the team at the bottom of the league.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"They want a very fast car with no steering wheel," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

She wasn’t sure if submarines had steering wheels, but she couldn’t think of anything else to make it go where she wanted.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan