STEERS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

steers

verb

present tense third-person singular of steer

as in guides

to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front the man in the train station was able to steer us in the right direction

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as in pilots

to operate or control the course of first needed to learn how to steer her personal watercraft before going out on the crowded lake

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Recent Examples of steers In this specific case, the system is called the Bermuda high, a semipermanent area of high pressure hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of North America that is also one of the atmospheric features that steers summer hurricanes. —

Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 The state’s local control funding formula, passed in his first term, steers more money to schools with more low-income, English-learner and foster students. —

Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026 Moulin steers her to the work of Giorgio De Chirico, whose eerie paintings foreshadow where the film is going. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Once it’s discovered that there’s a contingent of hostile infiltrators and not just one, the action splits between the cops in town and Sung-ki and his buddies in the mountainside forest, where Na steers the story deeper into classic sci-fi territory. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 How Vanuatu Ecotours steers visitors to local businesses Vanuatu Ecotours is another example of how the value-over-volume idea looks at ground level. —

Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 Coltrane’s fully instrumental version famously takes a familiar tune and steers it into uncharted musical waters. —

René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026 Gomez has been outspoken about the tactics of her colleague Carr, who steers the agency and influences the direction of the FCC’s regulatory Media Bureau. —

Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Bukayo Saka steers Arsenal in-front vs Atletico! —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 May 2026

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Among other damage, the oil can essentially suffocate mangrove trees, interfere with hawksbill turtles’ and green sea turtles’ sense of smell that guides their navigation, and prevent fish from reproducing.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Sal Rodriguez, the opinion editor for the Southern California News Group’s 11 newspapers, heads the editorial board and guides our stances on public policy and political matters.

— Teagan Davidge, Daily News, 14 May 2026