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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Mike Boyd:

   When a pilot wants to get a plane down, he wants to get it down and he could care less about the rubber on the wheels.

2. Laurent Eschenauer:

   Fleye is supercharged with sensors like most drones, accelerometers, gyros, altimeters. It is also using computer vision to find where it is in space, especially indoors where you don't have GPS. So, Fleye is capable of staying on the same spot hovering without any pilot controlling it just by looking at the environment so it knows where it is, so we have a vision of the future of flying robots which becomes totally autonomous. So no more pilot in the loop, floating around us and helping us with many different tasks, collecting data, transporting things for us.

3. Ron Huldai:

   Our strategic action plan to prepare for climate change has placed the fight against pollution at the top of the municipality's environmental agenda, if the pilot is successful, we will evaluate -- together with the Ministry of Transportation -- its expansion to additional locations in the city.

4. Andreas Lambrianou:

   The suspect asked all passengers and crew to hand in their passports, then gave two messages to a member of the crew, asking that the pilot be informed that he was a hijacker and wanted to land at an airport in Turkey, Greece or Cyprus, but preferably Cyprus, in a note, he stressed that if the airplane landed on Egyptian territory he would immediately blow the plane up.

5. Clint Harp:

   I met Chip at a gas station in February or March of 2012 and by October or November, we’re filming a pilot for HGTV.