Directing
Directing adjective - Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.
Supervising and directing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supervising" instead the word "Directing" as a noun or an adjective.
Supervising
Supervising noun - Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group.
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Synonyms for Supervising
Directing and supervising are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Directing" instead the word "Supervising" as a noun or an adjective.
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Related pairs
- handle and directing
- handle and supervising
- management and directing
- management and supervising
- conduct and directing
- conduct and supervising
- control and directing
- control and supervising
- run and directing
- run and supervising
- ruling and directing
- ruling and supervising
- supervise and directing
- supervise and supervising
Both words in one sentence
- Outranking Your Job: Mannion is seen personally directing investigations and even getting in on arrests, though he does spend more time supervising and directing strategy from headquarters than many other examples of this trope.
Source: Series / The District - For Five Centimeters Per Second, he was responsible for writing, directing, storyboarding, directing the sound, animating, supervising and drawing the backgrounds, cinematographer, and editing.
Source: Creator / Makoto Shinkai -
He has also worked in the animation field, directing Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and supervising Last Order.
Source: Creator / Tetsuya Nomura
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