Synonyms of navigating

navigating

verb

present participle of navigate

1

as in steering

to operate or control the course of

the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steering
• piloting
• conning
• hijacking
• helming
• commandeering

2

as in sailing

to travel on water in a vessel

the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailing
• cruising
• ferrying
• boating
• shipping (out)
• voyaging
• kayaking
• making sail
• taking ship
• canoeing
• coasting
• yachting

3

as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over

it will take some effort to navigate that stretch of hills, but we can do it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traversing
• crossing
• following
• walking
• traveling
• tracking
• covering
• transiting
• passing (over)
• cutting (across)
• riding
• coursing
• proceeding (along)
• hiking
• going
• treading
• perambulating
• peregrinating
• tramping
• traipsing
• running
• crisscrossing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of navigating

But navigating the mattress market can be as intimidating as learning a new language. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

Upon navigating to Pornhub, we were greeted by the blockade message. — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

Given so much uncertainty about this rapidly evolving technology and its potential effects on kids, Suskind spends a lot of the book offering parents a practical guide for safely navigating child-rearing in the age of AI. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026

Beyond org charts, CFOs are increasingly central to navigating shifting competition, macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, and rapid technological disruption. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 July 2026

The labs offer project-specific support including one-on-one meetings and group sessions with experienced producers and industry advisors designed to help with pitching, financing, production, navigating the marketplace and more. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

But for families navigating a diagnosis with few good treatment options, the study offers a rare piece of encouraging news and a look at how researchers are rethinking what a therapy for this disease could even look like. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

There are chapters on everything from navigating the decision of whether to move back in with your parents to making preparations for retirement. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 13 July 2026

Corrections Officer Healy was a complex character, a misogynist and xenophobe who was sympathetic toward those with mental health conditions after navigating similar issues with his mother. — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 11 July 2026