Synonyms of conditioning

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noun

kən-ˈdi-sh(ə-)niŋ 

as in activity

energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness

the actor went through months of conditioning in order to play the role of the buffed hero in the action film

Synonyms & Similar Words

• activity
• exertion
• exercise
• training
• workout
• trimming
• gymnastics
• toning
• calisthenics
• weight lifting
• aerobics
• warm-up
• body mechanics
• athletics
• bodybuilding
• isometrics
• physical therapy
• plyometrics
• slimnastics

conditioning

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adjective

as in strengthening

Related Words

• strengthening
• bracing
• refreshing
• vitalizing
• rejuvenating
• stimulating
• tonic
• restorative
• reviving
• life-giving
• vital
• therapeutic
• stimulative
• invigorating
• cordial
• rehabilitative
• exhilarating
• remedial
• recuperative
• curing
• reparative
• animating
• curative
• corrective
• quickening
• rectifying
• medicinal
• beneficial
• reformatory
• reformative
• healthful
• healthy
• salutary
• salubrious
• exhilarative
• wholesome
• remedying
• helpful
• sharp

Dissimilar Words

• weakening
• draining
• deadening
• debilitating
• numbing
• exhausting
• injurious
• deleterious
• pernicious
• sapping
• enervating
• wearying
• enfeebling
• unhealthy
• noxious
• unhealthful
• unwholesome
• insalubrious

conditioning

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verb

present participle of condition

1

as in training

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness

the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• training
• adjusting
• preparing
• seasoning
• shaping
• adapting
• orienting
• acclimating
• strengthening
• habituating
• orientating
• readying
• accustoming
• habilitating
• fitting
• breaking in
• acclimatizing
• accommodating
• familiarizing
• shaping up
• toughening
• inuring
• hardening
• naturalizing
• fortifying
• steeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deconditioning

2

as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusting
• adapting
• tailoring
• conforming
• putting
• shaping
• suiting
• editing
• customizing
• preparing
• fitting
• acclimating
• accommodating
• fashioning
• matching
• acclimatizing
• transforming
• doctoring
• modifying
• bending
• modeling
• altering
• training
• tuning
• converting
• equipping
• correcting
• establishing
• readjusting
• rooting
• patterning
• priming
• orienting
• gearing
• hardening
• remodeling
• recycling
• harmonizing
• reworking
• revising
• attuning
• readapting
• regulating
• squaring
• toughening
• reclaiming
• orientating
• redesigning
• familiarizing
• seasoning
• habituating
• inuring
• remaking
• accustoming
• refitting
• rehearsing
• reengineering
• rigging
• refocusing
• acquainting
• recasting
• revamping
• settling
• redoing
• phasing
• refashioning
• reinventing
• making over
• redeveloping
• readying
• fiddling (with)
• naturalizing
• habilitating
• registering
• fine-tuning
• rejiggering
• refiguring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conditioning

Noun

Apparently not, considering that multiple top stylists from across the country cite improper conditioning as the biggest hair care no-no their clients are guilty of. — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2026

It is equipped with air conditioning and a heater, and skylights were added during a recent renovation. — Rebecca Flint Marx, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Cayenne owners will be able to track charging via their My Porsche app and are able to create pre-conditioning settings to meet their individual needs. — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

Dyson also claims that the Omega nourishing collection delivers up to 94 percent stronger hair, compared to using non-conditioning shampoo on straight hair. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

Grip strength, for example, is predictive of many different things, but it can be affected by arthritis, stroke or even simply not conditioning those muscles. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

It’s infused with star ingredients like nourishing lemon peptides, conditioning vegetable ceramides, protective bamboo extract, and more to give you your healthiest do yet. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026