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 women also criticised police advice urging them to ⁠take extra ​precautions when exercising or walking alone. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026

Even reducing your sedentary time, independent of exercising, lowers your low-grade inflammation. — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2026

Defendants do not—and cannot—dispute that the First Amendment prohibits the government from exercising its regulatory powers to retaliate against a media organization for disfavored speech. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Dementia experts also advise getting enough sleep, avoiding social isolation, treating hearing loss and exercising your brain, not just your body. — Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Future directors must translate workforce insights into business value, resilience and risk, while exercising sound judgment across the full enterprise. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The first charge alleges the company had prevented or deterred Cheng from exercising union participation rights. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Participants — a group of 58 people (31 women, 27 men) ranging in age from 18 to 50 — wore all four watches and the COSMED metabolic analyzer simultaneously while exercising on a stationary bike at an FIU lab. — Michelle Marchante september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Schmidt and Twente called the lawsuit a form of retaliation and said the city was trying to prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026