Definitions

steering

[steer-ing] / ˈstɪər ɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (2) Noun (1)

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managing adj.
pointing adj.
navigation n.

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

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steering

Hichilema entered the race as the clear favourite after steering Zambia -- Africa's second-largest copper producer -- through a major economic turnaround and restructuring its debt.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

I note that the Model Y retains a conventional turn-signal stalk, while previous designs, like Cybertruck, placed the turn-signal controller on the steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Kimi Antonelli was 10 when his father Marco first realised the boy sitting on his lap, operating the steering and gears, might have an exceptional talent as a racing driver.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Was I really steering straight back to work?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

I clenched the steering wheel and hit the accelerator.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

steering

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