Synonyms of exercising

exercising

verb

present participle of exercise

1

as in exerting

to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively

a senator who consistently exercises his clout in Congress to get pork barrel projects for his state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exerting
• applying
• using
• wielding
• plying
• employing
• utilizing
• putting out
• abusing
• misusing
• misapplying

2

as in practicing

to do over and over so as to become skilled

the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• practicing
• repeating
• running over
• drilling
• refining
• rehearsing
• perfecting
• studying
• preparing (for)
• reviewing
• training (with)
• working (at or on)
• pointing (for)
• grooving

3

as in using

to put into action or service

commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• using
• applying
• utilizing
• exploiting
• employing
• harnessing
• operating
• drawing on
• making use of
• wielding
• handling
• bringing to bear
• manipulating
• working
• directing
• running
• recycling
• reusing
• cannibalizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• misusing
• misapplying

4

as in bothering

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bothering
• distracting
• concerning
• worrying
• alarming
• disturbing
• agitating
• angering
• distressing
• haunting
• unsettling
• plaguing
• upsetting
• undoing
• derailing
• ailing
• perturbing
• discomforting
• disquieting
• discomposing
• annoying
• unhinging
• distempering
• fussing
• irritating
• dismaying
• rattling
• bugging
• freaking (out)
• hagriding
• confusing
• harassing
• aggravating
• flurrying
• embarrassing
• getting
• discouraging
• pestering
• chafing
• weirding out
• fretting
• frazzling
• riling
• exasperating
• harrying
• putting off
• nettling
• chivying
• putting out
• grating
• discountenancing
• disconcerting
• irking
• piquing
• galling
• vexing
• mortifying
• peeving
• bedeviling
• flustering
• demoralizing
• shaking up
• confounding
• disheartening
• abashing
• jarring
• nonplussing
• dispiriting
• discomfiting
• daunting
• unnerving
• fazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• composing
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• quieting
• alleviating
• allaying
• tranquilizing
• appeasing
• pacifying
• placating
• conciliating
• assuaging
• propitiating
• mollifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exercising

Some may be able to continue exercising but contact sports and other activities with a high risk of injury warrant extra caution. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Good leadership is not about exercising every power the Board possesses. — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

And for fashion creatives, exercising this muscle needn’t mean immersing yourself in more fashion. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

To the agers who make a practice of exercising during the decades before retirement, and who fall on the lucky side of fate, often go the spoils of fulfillment. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Strickland praised the Canadian trucker convoy as an inspiration to Americans for standing up for their rights and exercising their freedom to protest. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

The appeals court’s opinion issued Wednesday, which supplemented an opinion filed on July 15, found that Milian blocked prosecutors from exercising their discretion, which includes seeking the death penalty. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Expansive exterior decks and a generous flybridge create space for entertaining, relaxing, or even exercising in the great outdoors. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026

That includes pitching coach Matt Blake and director of catching Tanner Swanson, two impending free agents the team would be wise to retain after exercising club options on them last offseason. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026