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

Sectors that are building/equipping/powering data centers (construction, manufacturing, utilities) were stronger. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

The secretary and the Chief of Naval Operations, the Navy's top admiral, are responsible for training and equipping the Navy. — Emily Chang, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

After partnering with Lumma 4D E-Motion, the Arizona chain is equipping theaters with a 4D experience. — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Staten Island has dropped to fourth place on that list, but still relies on two private health systems and until this summer, did not have a single public health vending machine equipping members with Narcan. — Nathalia Fernandez, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

While delaying exposure to online dangers might help, equipping young people with the tools and knowledge to better handle those challenges is vital. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

For some, these new measures promise to weed out AI use in the classroom, whether by discouraging students from relying on LLMs or equipping professors with a foolproof method of identifying its use. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Advertisement Solomon therefore expressed skepticism about equipping thousands of DHS field agents, across the country, with even more advanced surveillance tools. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

For Mitchell, the more immediate danger comes from people deliberately equipping capable agents with the tools and access to cause harm. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026