Synonyms of orienting

orienting

verb

present participle of orient

as in introducing

to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to

a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• introducing
• educating
• orientating
• familiarizing
• initiating
• acquainting
• accustoming
• informing
• exposing
• presenting
• training
• subjecting
• grounding
• habituating
• apprising
• instructing
• briefing
• enlightening
• schooling
• warning
• filling in
• advising
• wonting
• versing
• tipping (off)
• telling
• clueing (in)
• reacquainting
• wising (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orienting

Re-orienting your attitude toward the earth to be one of stewardship, rather than ownership, feels like the play. — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

The same goes for orienting the couch at the right distance and viewing angle. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026

By orienting the spacecraft so the solar panels face the sun and the radiators face the deep vacuum of space, efficiency skyrockets for both. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2026

Humans should take the lead, at the beginning of a project, sketching out the rough drafts, and orienting the thing, before calling in AI to refine, or add, or analyze. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Bayard, though admitting to gaps in his own reading, sees familiarity with literature as a means of orienting yourself intellectually, whereas Adler understands a student as merely a sedentary receptacle. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026

The repetition creates familiarity with a place and reduces the travel fatigue that comes from constantly packing, checking in and orienting yourself in a new spot. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026

Similarly, as digital natives, Gen Z has had much more access to information about finances, says Combs, and are orienting their romantic life accordingly. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 1 May 2026

The different galleries are scaled to house different sizes of work, orienting the viewer with lights at the end of each hall. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026