Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for "conducted"
Synonyms

conducted

American  
[kuhn-duhk-tid] / kənˈdʌk tɪd /

adjective

  1. directed, managed, or carried on.

    This is a carefully conducted study of the effect of exposure to certain chemicals on pregnant women.

  2. led, guided, or escorted.

    Conducted tours of the Abbey and grounds are available.

  3. (of an orchestra, chorus, etc., or a musical performance) directed by a conductor.

    In this program, instrumental music students enroll in large conducted ensembles for a total of 8 semesters.

  4. (of heat, electricity, or sound) carried or channeled by some object or medium.

    More than 45% of the energy produced by solid-state devices is light, and the remainder is conducted heat, which warms the air and increases the air conditioning load.


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of conduct.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of conducted

conduct ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The chair umpire then conducted a video review of what happened, and ruled that the flickering ad constituted a “hindrance” outside of the control of the players, like some paper getting blown onto the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A Morning Consult survey conducted last November concluded that 79% of avid MLB fans and 69% of casual fans supported a salary cap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The researchers conducted a series of control experiments to determine whether the effect could be explained by more conventional changes to the material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Arsenal's assistant coach Aaron D'Antino conducted post-match media duties and explained that, while the intention was for Williamson to take the goal-kick, they will use the incident as a learning experience.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training