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present participle of exercise
Synonyms & Antonyms of exercising
1
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
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2
to do over and over so as to become skilled
- the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing
Synonyms for exercising
- practicing
- (also practising),
- rehearsing,
- running over
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3
to put into action or service
- commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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4
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised
Synonyms for exercising
- agitating,
- ailing,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- bothering,
- concerning,
- derailing,
- discomforting,
- discomposing,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distempering,
- distracting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- flurrying,
- frazzling,
- freaking (out),
- fussing,
- hagriding,
- perturbing,
- undoing,
- unhinging,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- weirding out,
- worrying
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- aggravating,
- angering,
- annoying,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- chivying
- (or chivvying),
- exasperating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting off,
- putting out,
- riling,
- vexing
Near Antonyms for exercising
Antonyms for exercising
- calming,
- composing,
- quieting,
- settling,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
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“Exercising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercising. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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