Synonyms of doctoring

doctoring

verb

present participle of doctor

1

as in treating

to give medical treatment to

a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treating
• healing
• rehabilitating
• curing
• nursing
• attending
• remedying
• drugging
• mending
• dosing
• ministering (to)
• hospitalizing
• caring (for)

2

as in repairing

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairing
• fixing
• reconstructing
• rebuilding
• patching
• overhauling
• restoring
• adjusting
• renovating
• revamping
• reconditioning
• modifying
• mending
• preparing
• maintaining
• improving
• renewing
• helping
• healing
• curing
• aiding
• refurbishing
• refreshing
• servicing
• regenerating
• reviving
• correcting
• conditioning
• furbishing
• rectifying
• redressing
• readying
• fixing up
• freshening
• reforming
• enhancing
• righting
• rejuvenating
• revitalizing
• enriching
• ameliorating
• bettering
• caring (for)
• refreshening
• meliorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking
• wrecking
• hurting
• damaging
• ruining
• impairing
• harming
• injuring
• spoiling
• marring
• defacing
• disfiguring
• mutilating
• disabling
• vandalizing
• crippling
• blemishing
• flawing
• mangling
• maiming

3

as in adjusting

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

slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doctoring

Several subsequent investigations into the Russia probe have identified multiple errors into how it was conducted, and a former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty in 2020 to doctoring an email during the course of the inquiry. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

The investigation was sparked by concerns that Southern Coal was doctoring water testing reports required under a longstanding consent decree with the Justice Department and several states, one of the sources said. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 17 June 2026

In the book, Lazarides wrote about the time Banksy was arrested for doctoring a billboard in New York City. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026

In his counterclaims against Stalcup, the former analyst accused of stealing and doctoring documents alleges the 2023 capital calls used misleading statements to get people to pitch in. — Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026

By doctoring their stones, of course. — Owen Clarke, Outside, 17 Sep. 2025

Subscribers of the adult forum allegedly harvested images of women from social media websites or public sources, before doctoring them and posting them along with misogynistic descriptions. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025