MASSAGING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in courting

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verb

present participle of massage

as in stroking

to praise too much a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected

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Recent Examples of massaging

Noun

Available driver and front passenger massaging seats. —

Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026 His wizardry was displayed Sunday in fastidious massaging of volumes, sonorities and interplays, always with an undercurrent of urgency. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026 Some of the more common extra therapies are basic massaging and scents, which are intended to promote relaxation. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026 Best external devices for baby gas relief This device can be placed on a hurting tummy or secured around the baby’s midsection with a band that contains a small massaging device. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026 My goal in my team building is to eliminate as many weekly lineup decisions as possible, but the player pool, injuries, matchups, and underperformance invite week-to-week massaging of all positions. —

Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 The reality was hours spent tuning schemas, massaging formats and working with data that was stale before anyone could act on it. —

Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Verb

Lightly massaging the area of application may further help relax muscles and stimulate circulation. —

T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026 Multi-setting showerheads, like most of those made today, have a wide array of choices to select from, ranging from powerful, massaging force to gentle rain and rinsing or even misting. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 Officials will spend months trimming, adding to and massaging the financial books to address residents’ priorities. —

Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026 The easy-to-use roller design features a cooling metal applicator that gently glides across the neck's contours, massaging the lightweight formula into skin without pulling or tugging skin. —

Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 Front-row seats offer 30-way adjustability and massaging capabilities. —

James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 Before shampooing, apply this lightweight gel-cream formula to wet hair in sections before adding water and massaging thoroughly—this way, your actual shampoo can perform better and cleanse more effectively. —

Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Feb. 2026 Slowly work your hands up toward your rib bones and continue massaging straight across your abdomen and down to the left hip bone. —

Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026 But a talent for massaging egos is the most desirable strength. —

Phil Hay, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for massaging

Noun

It’s often said that age is just a number, and a new Netflix reality dating series will soon put the old adage to the test by taking age entirely out of the courting equation.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
During Netflix’s courting process, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said all the right things and won over many inside HBO with the idea that the brand would stay intact and operate as its own quality label, much like FX inside Hulu and Disney.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026