Synonyms of participating

participating 1 of 2

adjective

as in attending

Related Words

• attending
• accompanying
• present
• observing
• available
• in
• existing
• breathing
• latent
• live
• abounding
• extant
• existent

Dissimilar Words

• absent
• out
• gone
• retired
• missing
• departed
• away
• nonexistent
• deceased
• dead
• defunct
• truant
• late
• delinquent
• vanished
• lost
• demised
• delayed
• belated
• tardy
• AWOL
• overdue

participating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of participate

as in sharing

to take a share or part

eager to participate in the city's cultural life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharing
• knowing
• experiencing
• partaking
• receiving
• undergoing
• seeing
• feeling
• enduring
• tasting
• accepting
• meeting
• encountering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of participating

Adjective

Legal observers are neutral, non-participating watchers who often attend police actions to witness, document and monitor law enforcement behavior. — George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

Some of that can surely be chalked up to missing out on the rest and recharge that non-participating players took advantage of during that break, and McLellan confirmed recently that Larkin came back from the tournament banged up, which hampered him. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Plus, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that patients treated at hospitals that do participate in clinical trials receive better care and have lower mortality rates than patients treated at non-participating hospitals. — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Verb

Rather than simply providing goods or services, participating partners received a percentage of the film’s future revenue in exchange for their contributions. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Marlow says around 75 percent of Flock law enforcement customers have opted to share their data with participating agencies across the nation, effectively creating a quasi-national database that authorities can use to track the movement of vehicles. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

The Imagination Library is available to any child in a community participating in the program, regardless of their family’s income. — Alex H. Poole, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Chef Darville of Jimmy’s is one of the participating chefs, but California diners can find specials featuring Agrumato-method oils at San Francisco’s Foreign Cinema, Reem’s California in Oakland and Truly Pizza in Dana Point. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Thompson isn’t charged with participating in the conspiracy itself. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Unspent fees The rebates will be funded from fees that participating Obamacare insurers pay to support the federal ACA exchanges’ operations, according to the White House. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

About 96% of children in participating states should be eligible for benefits from the federal program, according to the department. — Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

This October, subscribers can enjoy one complimentary scoop of ice cream at participating Salt & Straw locations. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026