Synonyms for pilot
ˈpaɪ lətpi·lot

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pilotverb

   Synonyms:
   steer, guide, direct, conduct, lead, convoy, escort

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1. pilot, airplane pilotnoun

   someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, pilot burner, buffer, original, airplane pilot

2. pilotnoun

   a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, pilot burner, buffer, original, airplane pilot

3. pilot program, pilot film, pilotnoun

   a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, original, buffer, pilot project, pilot burner, airplane pilot

4. original, archetype, pilotnoun

   something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

   "this painting is a copy of the original"

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, master copy, archetype, cowcatcher, pilot program, original, fender, master, buffer, pilot burner, airplane pilot

5. pilot burner, pilot light, pilotnoun

   small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner

   Synonyms:
   pilot light, pilot film, fender, archetype, cowcatcher, indicator lamp, pilot program, pilot burner, pilot lamp, buffer, original, airplane pilot

6. fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilotverb

   an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

   Synonyms:
   buff, pilot film, pilot light, pilot burner, pilot program, airplane pilot, original, buffer zone, polisher, cowcatcher, buffer, archetype, fender, buffer storage, wing, buffer store

7. fly, aviate, pilotverb

   operate an airplane

   "The pilot flew to Cuba"

   Synonyms:
   take flight, fly, vaporize, aviate, navigate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

8. navigate, pilotverb

   act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance

   "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

   Synonyms:
   sail, aviate, voyage, navigate, fly

Matched Categories

1. • Aviation
   • Gas Burner
   • Guide
   • Mariner
   • Model
   • Operate
   • Television Program

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1. pilotnoun

   Synonyms:
   steersman, guide, conductor

2. pilotverb

   Synonyms:
   guide, direct, conduct, steer, have or take the direction of

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1. pilotnoun

   Synonyms:
   steersman, helmsman, director, guide, conductor

2. pilotverb

   Synonyms:
   guide, steer, direct

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1. List of paraphrases for "pilot":

   pilots, experimental, pilote, rider, pilotes, piloting, flier, trial, pilot-scale, pilotage, demonstration, test, airman, experiment, flyboy, trial-point, testing, model, lamp, tests, zoomies, empirical

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How to use pilot in a sentence?

1. Carolyn Bragdon:

   What we know from the pilot is that we have the ability to crash a rat population by 80 to 90 percent.

2. John Palmieri:

   We are also implementing video phone capabilities for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, in addition to that, in Washington state, there’s a pilot currently providing specialized care access for individuals who are American Indian/Alaskan Natives to be able to be connected to an organization that’s focused more specifically on their needs.

3. Andrea Enria:

   The sustainability of banks’ business models continues to be one of our supervisory priorities, further engagement with banks and supervisory activities are also expected in the area of digitalisation, including the launch of pilot inspections.

4. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.:

   Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in a fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in bed. What kind of man would live where there is no daring And is life so dear that we should blame men for dying in adventure Is there a better way to die

5. Kenji Hashimoto:

   Given the number of Envoy pilots flowing through to American each month or leaving due to normal attrition, Envoy will not have the pilots we need to fly our 2015 schedule, Without a cost-effective pilot agreement in place, Envoy will not secure new jets and faces challenges in recruiting new pilots without the promise of a renewed fleet.