CAPTAINING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

captaining

verb

present participle of captain

as in supervising

to be in charge of if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission

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as in governing

to exercise authority or power over captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town

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as in leading

to serve as leader of you did a good job of captaining the team

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Recent Examples of captaining In between those two groups is George Campbell, who got a January-camp look in 2025 and now, at age 25, is captaining West Brom in the English Championship. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Both vessels are equipped with the latest marine tech, with twin Simrad displays making captaining a cinch. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026 As her folks are in their eighties, Mary is now generally captaining the ship that is the Berry Center. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 In a matter of years, Kapoor went from owning a multimillion-dollar home in Cocoplum and captaining a 68-foot yacht to living in federal custody. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Rodri, signed from Manchester City after captaining Spain to the World Cup title, came off the bench in the 62nd minute to a warm welcome from the Camp Nou crowd. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 Celebrini got back to the Bay Area on Monday after an offseason that included captaining Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship in May in Switzerland, and watching Canada play in the World Cup in his hometown of Vancouver. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 Knight has an incredible track record of success from college to the pros and at the international level, captaining Team USA Women's hockey to a gold medal at the 2026 Olympics in February. — Matt Finkel, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Narrated by Charles Marlow, Heart of Darkness follows Marlow’s journey up the Congo River, captaining a ship into the heart of the African continent while searching for a trader called Kurtz. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

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For ShadowMachine, Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico serve as executive producers, and Musa Brooker serves as supervising director.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervising

Verb

Commercial licensing, confidentiality, the protection of original production materials and the terms governing third-party AI tools are all important considerations in our approach.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The other two judges, Kelly and Tymkovich, concluded the NCAA made a sufficient showing under the factors governing stays pending appeal, including on the merits and irreparable harm.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of governing

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With the status of leading rusher Jeremy Payne up in the air, TCU will have to lean more into this offensive identity to support a defense and special teams unit playing at such an elite level.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of leading

Verb

Quiroz asserts Mission Lotería — the name is a nod to a Mexican card game — would not have opened had the team not pitched their vision to a panel overseeing the city’s storefront opportunity grants.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The people overseeing the remaining assets also want to sell employee data to Google to train artificial intelligence.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of overseeing

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The ruling party needs a majority of at least 61 seats out of 120 in the Knesset.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
In December 2025, the CFPB under Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought withdrew the proposal, ruling that fees and voluntary tips were not finance charges.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruling

Verb

Thomas capped the half with a 20-yard touchdown run in the final seconds, giving the Yellow Jackets three touchdowns in less than three minutes and a commanding 64-0 halftime lead.

— Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
ChatGPT is the most popular chatbot in the world, commanding nearly half the American marketplace, states said in their lawsuits.

— Marc Levy, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of commanding

Verb

Screen Queensland is on board, with Kismet distributing locally and Cornerstone handling international sales.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max push the boundaries of what mobile phones can do, such as handling on-device Siri AI calculations and running computational photography algorithms to deliver the best possible images.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Years later, there’s still work to be done managing a film’s intellectual property rights and corporate vehicles.

— Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

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