Synonyms of addressing

addressing

verb

present participle of address

1

as in managing

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

the problem will only get worse if you don't address it now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managing
• handling
• manipulating
• treating
• taking
• negotiating
• playing
• coping (with)
• maneuvering
• fielding
• grappling (with)
• hacking
• contending (with)
• swinging
• coming to grips with
• controlling
• pulling
• having a grip on
• regulating
• carrying out
• guiding
• engineering
• directing
• jockeying
• carrying off
• steering
• getting off
• finessing
• responding (to)
• commanding
• reacting (to)
• bringing off
• running
• micromanaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbling
• mishandling
• bungling
• messing (up)
• botching
• muffing
• goofing (up)
• lousing up
• scamping
• foozling

2

as in devoting

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

please address yourself to what I'm saying and not to the television

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devoting
• applying
• giving
• committing
• buckling
• bending
• working
• turning a hand
• getting cracking
• spending
• concerning
• getting with it
• readdressing
• turning one's hand
• getting one's act together
• involving
• settling (down)
• setting (to)
• stressing
• engaging
• reapplying
• taxing
• busying
• exerting
• troubling
• wearing out
• exhausting
• carrying on
• knuckling down
• plowing
• plunging (in)
• putting out
• pitching in
• plugging (away)
• pegging (away)
• hustling
• straining
• humping
• grinding
• plodding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• playing
• idling
• trifling
• dawdling
• fooling around
• messing around
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• dallying
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dillydallying

3

as in contacting

to transmit information or requests to

you may address the manager about your problems tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacting
• reaching
• informing
• telling
• getting
• communicating (with)
• calling
• keeping in touch with
• getting hold of
• advising
• getting in touch with
• notifying
• touching base (with)
• instructing
• acquainting
• briefing
• apprising
• familiarizing
• getting through (to)
• filling in
• enlightening
• phoning
• telephoning
• buzzing
• clueing
• cluing
• ringing (up)
• keeping up (with)
• wising (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of addressing

For good measure, Burroughs also engaged with Barrett’s explanation that addressing both backward- and forward-looking claims would have required two separate court orders. —Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025

Law enforcement officials are addressing mounting concerns after a series of troubling cases involving criminals impersonating police officers have surfaced, raising alarms about public safety and trust in genuine authority. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025

This can require addressing the problem, or problems really, from a different perspective. —Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Ezrre believes that increased funding for public school districts could help tackle several ongoing challenges — from addressing driver shortages to ensuring buses are safer and more reliable for daily routes. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

Even while rejecting many of the Administration’s demands, Harvard has in recent months made moves that share something of the flavor of the Administration’s preferences, beyond addressing antisemitism. —Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025

With the mayoral race now in full swing, how do candidates Eric Adams, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa plan on addressing the transit system’s most common complaints? —John Ficarra, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025

The first collection features eight products that focus on the scalp, cortex and cuticle, addressing frizz, dryness and damage. —Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Identifying and addressing these core issues sustains morale while driving real progress. —Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025