Synonyms of equipping

equipping

verb

present participle of equip

1

as in preparing

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

years of service in the congress and in the cabinet equipped him better than most people for the office of the presidency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• qualifying
• training
• enabling
• teaching
• readying
• adapting
• adjusting
• fitting
• shaping
• educating
• authorizing
• conditioning
• empowering
• grooming
• tailoring
• entitling
• accustoming
• seasoning
• instructing
• habituating
• indoctrinating
• tutoring
• schooling

2

as in furnishing

to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity

a visit to a ski shop to equip ourselves for a week of skiing in the Rockies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furnishing
• supplying
• outfitting
• preparing
• arming
• provisioning
• rigging
• fitting (out)
• girding
• presenting
• storing
• fortifying
• contributing
• donating
• kitting (up or out)
• distributing
• dispensing
• stocking
• accoutring
• bestowing
• allocating
• assigning
• giving
• dealing (out)
• apportioning
• allotting
• prorating
• handing out
• refitting
• reequipping
• meting (out)
• doling out
• refurnishing
• parceling (out)
• portioning
• reoutfitting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stripping
• depriving
• divesting
• dispossessing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of equipping

Instead of optimizing for a moment of attention, this strategy focuses on equipping audiences with tools or knowledge, engaging them through participation and empowering them to carry ideas forward through their own networks and communities. —Felicity Fellows, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Flexibility aside, interacting with our world is one reason robotics engineers keep trying to make machines more human-like, equipping them with vision systems (eyes), microphones (ears), speakers (mouths), touch sensors, and many other systems. —New Atlas, 19 May 2026

Befitting its origins in traditional retail, Walmart is equipping its physical stores with robotic technology that picks and packs online orders from a storage area stocked with the most popular delivery items for each location. —Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 16 May 2026

The release is supported by a comprehensiveeducational and marketing outreach campaign in partnership with UNESCO IOCandVoice of the Ocean Foundation, equipping theaters with tools to engage audiences of all ages and foster a deeper connection to ocean science and conservation. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 May 2026

My focus would be on protecting liberty, fostering innovation, and equipping people to succeed in the next economy. —Rachel Royster may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026

The curriculum spans real estate practice and marketing, equipping agents to adjust and succeed regardless of what the market throws at them. —Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 13 May 2026

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, meanwhile, became the first in California to employ the device, equipping two vehicles by mid-2025 and adding another eight vehicles six months later. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026

Established by Creo in partnership with Sony, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards aim to provide career-defining opportunities for emerging talent by introducing them to the realities of professional filmmaking and equipping them with the tools to advance their work. —Arushi Jacob, Variety, 1 May 2026