Synonyms of assimilating

assimilating

verb

present participle of assimilate

1

as in comparing

to describe as similar

assimilated the 19th-century American captains of industry and commerce to the medieval barons who exorbitantly taxed shipping along the Rhine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comparing
• equating
• linking
• connecting
• analogizing
• relating
• likening
• referring
• bracketing
• associating
• coupling
• alluding
• matching
• paralleling
• equaling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contrasting

2

as in understanding

to have a clear idea of

still trying to assimilate the doctor's diagnosis of my heart condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understanding
• knowing
• deciphering
• comprehending
• recognizing
• seeing
• appreciating
• grasping
• getting
• perceiving
• realizing
• conceiving
• sensing
• apprehending
• discerning
• making
• seizing
• intuiting
• decoding
• registering
• digging
• cognizing
• beholding
• catching
• tumbling (to)
• compassing
• absorbing
• grokking
• digesting
• twigging
• catching on (to)
• making out
• savvying
• picking up on
• fathoming
• cottoning (to or on to)
• penetrating
• taking in
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• misinterpreting
• mistaking
• misreading
• misunderstanding
• misconstruing
• misconceiving
• misperceiving
• misapprehending

3

as in integrating

to make a part of a body or system

social workers will need time to assimilate the new arrivals into the community

Synonyms & Similar Words

• integrating
• incorporating
• embodying
• absorbing
• merging
• co-opting
• combining
• amalgamating
• blending
• intermingling
• commingling
• mingling
• fusing
• acculturating
• accustoming
• conditioning
• habituating
• naturalizing
• enculturating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assimilating

This is the friction that Tariq felt was a nonnegotiable for the film, factions of an immigrant community torn between assimilating into American culture and proudly celebrating its differences as loudly as possible. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

The coach has become somewhat famous for his motivational speeches and catchphrases that showed how the South American was assimilating into the US spirit. — David Close, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

The city had a history of assimilating such yearners, most notably Madonna, Swift’s forerunner and her own Middle American transplant success story. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026

Why are there currently rappers from Orlando and Virginia assimilating mid-2000s NYC litefeet grooves into their sound? — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026

Perhaps the most difficult part of assimilating into a new community is embracing the unfamiliarity. — Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026

Roma and Milan’s owners have been portrayed as not culturally assimilating with calcio. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 12 May 2026

Her book weaves together her own personal, often painful memories of assimilating to life in California with unapologetic renditions of the dishes that brought her closer to her family. — Jamie Feldmar, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026

The colonial authorities used their own school system as a tool for assimilating Korea to Japan, placing primary emphasis on teaching the Japanese language and excluding from the educational curriculum such subjects as Korean language and Korean history. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026