Synonyms for conduct
noun
Behavior
deportment, demeanor, manner; see behavior 1.
Management
guidance, regulation, government, care, charge, direction, treatment, carrying on, transaction, superintendence, oversight, posture, control, handling, wielding, rule, manipulation, strategy, policy, execution, tactics, supervision, regimen, plan, organization; see also administration 1.
verb
To guide
escort, convoy, attend, show the way; see accompany 1, lead 1.
To manage
administer, handle, carry on, direct; see manage 1.
To transmit
convey, carry, pass on, transfer; see carry 1, 2, send 1, 2, 4. See syn. study at manage.
See conduct in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
conduct direct manage control steer 1
These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing.
It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly.
Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign.
Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel.
Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies.
Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics.
See Also Synonyms at
accompany,
behavior.
See conduct in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To control the course of (an activity):
carry on, direct, manage, operate, run, steer. See overTo engage in (a war or campaign, for example):
carry on, carry out, wage. See doTo show the way to:
direct, escort, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See showTo serve as a conduit:
carry, channel, convey, transmit. See allow
noun
The manner in which one behaves:
action (often used in plural), behavior, comportment, deportment, way. See be
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