DOCTORS Synonyms: 190 Similar and Opposite Words

doctors 1 of 2

noun

plural of doctor

as in physicians

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders we called a doctor as soon as we realized the baby was sick

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verb

present tense third-person singular of doctor

as in treats

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

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to put into good shape or working order again spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

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as in tailors

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

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Recent Examples of doctors

Noun

Her hospital has recently started a menopause support group led by doctors and, at the request of participants, an upcoming session will focus on helping women navigate through the marketing onslaught. —

ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026 If traditional doctors don’t promise their patients these things, however, others surely will. —

Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 It’s been well-established by color psychology that hue can effect your mood—and considering their hectic lives as young doctors, homeowners Elea and Armando needed to keep things chill outside of their 9-to-5. —

Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 5 Apr. 2026 Wiseman and Glover also tested out the thermometer, blood pressure monitor, stethoscope and otoscope (the tool that allows doctors to examine a patient’s ear) from the Orion medical kit. —

Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026 But as more parents skip routine vaccinations of their children, doctors worry Hib cases will return in force. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 Rising acceptance of doulas by doctors and nurses There are no mandatory licenses for doulas, but there are state qualification standards to receive Medicaid payments and many doulas seek certification from private entities. —

Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 In medical care, researchers say sycophantic AI could lead doctors to confirm their first hunch about a diagnosis rather than encourage them to explore further. —

Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026 Months after Kaiser Permanente doctors saw a patient, federal prosecutors said, administrators pushed the physicians to add new, false diagnoses to the medical record in a billion-dollar scheme to defraud the government. —

Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

Verb

After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter. —

James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Another problem was that Claustro hired a doctor who had been previously convicted of federal fraud to do the evaluations and falsely submit them under the names of other physicians.

— Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
The three-year agreement covers more than 600 Allina doctors, physicians’ assistants and nurse practitioners in primary and urgent care.

— Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026