Synonyms for directing
di·rect·ing

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1. directing, directional, directive, guidingadjective

   showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

   "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

   Synonyms:
   guiding, directive, directional

   Antonyms:
   following

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1. List of paraphrases for "directing":

   ordering, guiding, direction, lead, guidance, instructing, guide, directorate, channelling

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1. Paul Rosenzweig:

   You are directing Stone to take possession of what he knows to be stolen materials.

2. Lloyd Austin:

   As Secretary of Defense, I will also not hesitate to take any additional measures necessary to safeguard our nation’s secrets, accordingly, I am directing the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security to conduct a review of our intelligence access, accountability and control procedures within the Department to inform our efforts to prevent this kind of incident from happening again.

3. Michael Osterholm:

   We have to understand that we're riding this tiger, we're not directing it.

4. Bruce Barton:

   When a load of bricks, dumped on a corner lot, can arrange themselves into a house; when a handful of springs and screws and wheels, emptied on a desk, can gather themselves into a watch, then and not until then will it seem sensible, to some of us at least, to believe that all these thousands or millions of worlds could have been created, balanced and set to revolving in their separate orbits -- all without any directing intelligence at all.

5. Ivan Reitman:

   Directing ‘Ghostbusters Afterlife’ was completely intimidating, i was lucky enough to do it sitting next to my dad.