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

All told, $875,000 worth of computer hardware loaned by Silicon Graphics, $350,000 worth from Apple and some $500,000 in additional hardware and software went into equipping both the set and off-stage control room. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Many also skip equipping employees with the training and know-how to confidently incorporate AI into daily workflows. — Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Nationwide site evaluation process Constructing and equipping the facility involves an initial capital expenditure of $71 million. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

For example, telecommunication companies are elevating equipment above flood lines and equipping cell sites with backup batteries to ensure continuous operation during and after major storms. — Sylvain Johansson, Fortune, 7 July 2026

The partnership will officially kick off with a four-session series for GFS Fellows, equipping them with critical skills in sound recording, listening, and community building. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 30 June 2026

Partners who show up for prenatal visits, advocate in exam rooms, and carry their share at home measurably improve outcomes for mother and baby alike—a role worth honoring, and worth equipping more men to play. — John Boozman, Time, 23 June 2026

Part of that process involved Quenda embarking on a rigorous programme of nutrition and muscle development aimed at better equipping him to handle the greater degree of physicality in Premier League football without compromising his speed or agility. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 June 2026

So in 2022, Helen Keller and some other nonprofits partnered with the Senegal Ministry of Health to try something different - training and equipping community health workers to treat severe acute malnutrition. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026