Synonyms of grooming

grooming

verb

present participle of groom

as in preparing

to make ready in advance

the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• prepping
• furnishing
• arranging
• providing
• readying
• fixing
• equipping
• fitting
• laying
• fortifying
• training
• educating
• schooling
• instructing
• mounting
• supplying
• tutoring
• bracing
• gathering
• priming
• indoctrinating
• gearing up
• predisposing
• outfitting
• drafting
• girding
• arming
• spreading
• steeling
• booting (up)
• setting
• battening
• framing
• inclining
• warming (up)
• forearming
• drawing up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grooming

For Venice, the couple looked to their go-to Dimitris Giannetos for grooming. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Brushing against a lily can leave pollen on its coat, which the cat may later swallow while grooming. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Twenty-five years on and seeking revenge, Robbie infiltrates his gang from the bottom up in order to kill the man responsible, only to discover that the British underboss is grooming him to settle a debt no one was ever meant to survive. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Their study analyzed more than 2 million chat messages and identified examples involving grooming, sexualization of minors, bullying, violence and sensitive information sharing that escaped moderation. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Use a grooming brush to get loose hair before your cat can swallow it. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

There’s a fun mentor/mentee relationship at the forefront that reveals the truth of Hal not really training a new recruit, but grooming a replacement. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Newly interested in landscape design, Kim’s mother also cultivated the property’s garden, grooming its old red pine tree and planting the grounds with tulips, chrysanthemums, and daisies. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026

Young primates were much more likely to play with members of another species, whereas adult females were more often involved in grooming. — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026