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Definitions

piloting

[pahy-luh-ting] / ˈpaɪ lə tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
managing
Synonyms
STRONG
administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing regulating steering superintending supervising
Antonyms
STRONG
subordinate
NOUN
aviation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aeronautics navigation
STRONG
aerodynamics flight
NOUN
navigation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boating exploration shipping
STRONG
aeronautics captaincy captainship flying pilotage sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting
WEAK
cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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He is an able guide, piloting us deftly through the economic and cultural intricacies of a half-dozen societies in language that is mostly brisk and well-paced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Ghalibaf has posted video showing him piloting aircraft and became famous as mayor for riding his motorcycle, cultivating a strongman persona that some Iran watchers have compared to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The chain is currently piloting the system at 500 US restaurants, a spokesperson for Burger King said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Only one person competes, pushing the sled at the start and piloting down the course at speeds of 70 to 80 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

At first he’d outright refused the entire idea of Magdalys piloting the mosasaurus.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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