Synonyms of doctor

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noun (1)

ˈdäk-tər 

as in physician

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders

we called a doctor as soon as we realized the baby was sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• physician
• doc
• nurse
• medic
• specialist
• surgeon
• medico
• paramedic
• paramedical
• sawbones
• pediatrician
• gynecologist
• neurologist
• pediatrist
• ophthalmologist
• internist
• dermatologist
• urologist
• radiologist
• obstetrician
• pathologist
• podiatrist
• anesthesiologist
• clinician
• orthopedist
• family physician
• physiatrist
• family doctor
• resident
• attending
• family practitioner
• nurse-practitioner
• croaker
• interne
• hospitalist
• ob-gyn
• plastic surgeon
• general practitioner
• physiotherapist
• physical therapist
• EMT
• intern
• aidman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonphysician
• nondoctor

doctor

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verb (1)

1

as in to treat

to give medical treatment to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treat
• nurse
• heal
• drug
• cure
• rehabilitate
• dose
• remedy
• attend
• minister (to)
• hospitalize
• care (for)
• mend

2

as in to repair

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repair
• fix
• rebuild
• patch
• reconstruct
• overhaul
• restore
• renovate
• adjust
• condition
• aid
• help
• mend
• cure
• revamp
• renew
• modify
• fix up
• service
• prepare
• maintain
• recondition
• heal
• right
• improve
• ready
• regenerate
• refresh
• better
• care (for)
• revive
• reform
• correct
• furbish
• redress
• rectify
• refurbish
• rejuvenate
• revitalize
• enhance
• ameliorate
• freshen
• refreshen
• enrich
• meliorate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurt
• break
• harm
• wreck
• injure
• damage
• ruin
• flaw
• impair
• spoil
• mar
• deface
• cripple
• blemish
• disfigure
• disable
• mutilate
• vandalize
• maim
• mangle

3

as in to tailor

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

• tailor
• adjust
• adapt
• put
• suit
• conform
• condition
• edit
• shape
• fashion
• prepare
• fit
• customize
• acclimate
• accommodate
• match
• acclimatize
• model
• tune
• correct
• modify
• pattern
• bend
• alter
• readjust
• transform
• convert
• establish
• root
• train
• gear
• equip
• prime
• remake
• make over
• revise
• ready
• square
• familiarize
• rig
• acquaint
• attune
• redesign
• rework
• readapt
• orient
• season
• remodel
• settle
• regulate
• fiddle (with)
• recast
• redo
• register
• orientate
• rehearse
• harmonize
• reclaim
• accustom
• refashion
• habilitate
• reengineer
• harden
• recycle
• reinvent
• refocus
• redevelop
• revamp
• phase
• habituate
• refit
• fine-tune
• inure
• toughen
• naturalize
• rejigger
• refigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

doctors

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noun (2)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• physicians
• medics
• docs
• nurses
• specialists
• surgeons
• medicos
• paramedicals
• paramedics
• sawboneses
• sawbones
• clinicians
• pediatricians
• neurologists
• pediatrists
• obstetricians
• gynecologists
• radiologists
• pathologists
• dermatologists
• ophthalmologists
• podiatrists
• anesthesiologists
• urologists
• internists
• internes
• orthopedists
• residents
• physiatrists
• family physicians
• family practitioners
• family doctors
• croakers
• nurse-practitioners
• hospitalists
• attendings
• physiotherapists
• plastic surgeons
• EMTs
• ob-gyns
• general practitioners
• physical therapists
• interns
• aidmen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonphysicians
• nondoctors

doctors

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of doctor

1

as in treats

to give medical treatment to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treats
• nurses
• heals
• drugs
• cures
• remedies
• ministers (to)
• rehabilitates
• doses
• attends
• hospitalizes
• mends
• cares (for)

2

as in repairs

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairs
• fixes
• rebuilds
• patches
• reconstructs
• overhauls
• reconditions
• restores
• renovates
• conditions
• aids
• cures
• mends
• services
• adjusts
• revamps
• helps
• heals
• renews
• prepares
• rights
• furbishes
• maintains
• modifies
• refreshes
• reforms
• regenerates
• improves
• betters
• revives
• cares (for)
• fixes up
• readies
• refurbishes
• redresses
• rejuvenates
• corrects
• enriches
• revitalizes
• refreshens
• meliorates
• rectifies
• enhances
• freshens
• ameliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• flaws
• damages
• injures
• ruins
• breaks
• harms
• wrecks
• impairs
• mars
• disfigures
• spoils
• cripples
• defaces
• disables
• blemishes
• vandalizes
• maims
• mutilates
• mangles

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tailors
• adapts
• adjusts
• suits
• conforms
• puts
• conditions
• shapes
• edits
• fashions
• prepares
• models
• fits
• matches
• customizes
• accommodates
• acclimatizes
• patterns
• acclimates
• tunes
• roots
• converts
• bends
• alters
• equips
• trains
• transforms
• gears
• squares
• modifies
• readjusts
• establishes
• corrects
• remakes
• attunes
• readapts
• fiddles (with)
• rigs
• makes over
• seasons
• primes
• accustoms
• reengineers
• redesigns
• orientates
• familiarizes
• habituates
• orients
• revises
• remodels
• inures
• regulates
• reworks
• recasts
• harmonizes
• acquaints
• registers
• hardens
• refashions
• phases
• settles
• rehearses
• habilitates
• recycles
• readies
• rejiggers
• revamps
• reinvents
• reclaims
• refocuses
• naturalizes
• refigures
• toughens
• redevelops
• refits
• redoes
• fine-tunes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doctor

Noun

Novant Health is incorporating mental health into other aspects of medical care to try to improve rates of early intervention, including asking questions about mental health during check-ups and increasing mental health staffing at doctor’s offices throughout the region. —Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025

Many men, including former President Joe Biden, whose case is advanced, do choose with their doctors to treat prostate cancer. —Luisel Ricks-Santi, The Conversation, 20 May 2025

Verb

Trump has demanded $20 billion, alleging the interview was doctored to make Harris look better. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

The prince also suggested that a photograph of him and Giuffre, with his arm around her waist, was doctored. —Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025