CONDUCTORS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

conductors

noun

plural of conductor

as in directors

a person who directs a musical ensemble The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.

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a person who collects money or fares on a train or bus She asked the train's conductor when they would arrive at the next station.

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Recent Examples of conductors The conductors who oversee the recording of the movie scores are portrayed as hyper-demanding corporate perfectionists. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Musically schooled in Vienna, Higginson hired the players, chose the conductors, and shouldered the deficits. — Joseph Horowitz, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Dudamel, who served as music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for 17 years, joins a list of lead conductors at the NY Phil that includes Leonard Bernstein (1958–1969), Gustav Mahler (1909-1911) and Zubin Mehta (1978–1991). — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026 Kill Current is rooted in the issues shaping today’s world — semi-conductors, global supply chains, technological and information warfare. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 These layers can be conductors, insulators, or semiconductor materials and may be only a few nanometers thick. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is searching for a new music director, so the 2026-27 season will be full of guest conductors, many of whom could be candidates to be the orchestra's new leader. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The crowds ignored the best efforts of the protest leaders to act as disciplinary conductors and reveled in their own playful spontaneity, their slogans and posters heaping colorful profanities on the prime minister. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 Companies are experimenting with specialized conductors and light waves to transmit information in a much more energy-efficient way. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 13 July 2026

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Noun

Thousands of actors, directors, writers and producers signed a letter protesting the deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Despite top-tier directors including Robert King, Ron Underwood and John Dahl, there’s a visual blandness throughout.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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Restaurant Dive’s coverage of National Restaurant Association research identifies Gen Z and millennials as key drivers of beverage-only restaurant occasions, pointing to drinks as a way to pull customers in and lift sales.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Police say violations can take different forms, from drivers attempting to beat a traffic signal to drivers making a right turn without stopping as required.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Industry editors, sound mixers, visual effects artists and composers had said such a credit was necessary to lure jobs back from overseas.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The film has nine composers, each of whom scored specific sections of the story.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of composers

Noun

The anniversary drew a mix of musicians, designers and cultural figures, including Travis Barker, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, Quavo and Erica Fontaine, Kanye West, North West and Lil Pump.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
The name comes from the macabre pop-culture reference, the 27 Club, whose members include a group of musicians who died prematurely at that age.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of musicians

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Israeli leaders have said little about the unprecedented death toll in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe and the lack of reconstruction.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Lawyers for victims’ relatives claim that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia aided the hijackers.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaders

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Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The assumed inference is that travelers rely on Google for their travel needs and that informative brochures and knowledgeable attendants are a quaint idea that has outlived its usefulness.

— Frank Hosek, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

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