Synonyms of conducted

conducted

verb

past tense of conduct

1

as in operated

to look after and make decisions about

the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operated
• supervised
• managed
• controlled
• handled
• regulated
• oversaw
• governed
• ran
• administered
• directed
• guided
• tended
• kept
• carried on
• administrated
• protected
• presided (over)
• led
• overlooked
• superintended
• stewarded
• steered
• watched over
• watched
• piloted
• guarded
• safeguarded
• cared (for)
• minded
• stage-managed
• codirected
• micromanaged
• comanaged

2

as in directed

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• directed
• carried
• channeled
• funneled
• piped
• focused
• channelized
• siphoned
• transmitted
• conveyed
• canalized
• consolidated
• concentrated

3

as in behaved

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way

conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• behaved
• acquitted
• carried
• composed
• restrained
• contained
• handled
• bore
• collected
• deported
• controlled
• comported
• checked
• constrained
• demeaned
• inhibited
• modulated
• quieted
• played
• tempered
• quit
• moderated
• curbed
• repressed
• acted
• impersonated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carried on
• cut up
• misbehaved
• misconducted
• acted up

4

as in steered

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

a job conducting tourists through the historical museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steered
• guided
• led
• accompanied
• showed
• directed
• ushered
• escorted
• routed
• piloted
• preceded
• marshaled
• attended
• controlled
• managed
• saw
• chaperoned
• convoyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• followed
• trailed
• shadowed
• tailed
• hounded
• dogged
• tailgated

5

as in transmitted

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

a material that conducts heat quite efficiently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmitted
• spread
• gave
• conveyed
• communicated
• imparted
• disseminated
• transferred
• propagated
• delivered
• transfused
• diffused
• turned over
• handed over
• broadcast
• surrendered
• handed down
• contaminated
• infected
• handed on
• poisoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• caught
• contracted
• came down (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conducted

In fact, their 2026 Giving Signals Report, conducted with The Harris Poll, pegged millennials as the most active donor generation right now. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

While at the site, Wyatt conducted a series of tests and eventually claimed that the formation was actually the remains of Noah’s Ark. — Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Most notably, Grail shares plunged more than 50% in February after a major three-year study conducted with England's National Health Service missed its primary end point . — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

With three other executions planned over the next two weeks, Guardado would become the 20th execution conducted by the state this year. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

For research conducted today in both academic organizations and for-profit companies, ownership of intellectual property is generally held by these organizations rather than the human discoverers now named in patents. — Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

During what was described as a rescue operation conducted by FBI and Mexican authorities, Perez was found in possession of narcotics, officials said. — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Likewise, the Soviet Union conducted nuclear tests in space as part of Project K between 1961 and 1962. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

The analysis, conducted by three independent researchers in 2023 and not peer-reviewed, was shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026