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

The doughnut and coffeehouse chain has a trio of new doughnuts inspired by Girl Scout Cookies, available for a limited time beginning Tuesday, July 7, at participating shops nationwide. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 6 July 2026

More than 70 students heard directly from Holocaust survivors and educators before participating in smaller breakout discussions. — Eva Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026

Twenty-seven states currently have laws banning trans girls and women from participating against cisgender women and girls. — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Gimbel worked in nursing homes for two decades and is participating in the rulemaking discussions. — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

Kramnik — who held the world chess champion title from 2000 to 2007 — has been banned from participating in worldwide FIDE chess competitions or acting in official chess functions for at least one year. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

It’s not confirmed whether the victims were participating in the naked bike ride, Miller said. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Organizers say about 75,000 marchers are participating in this year's event, which is expected to draw over 2 million spectators. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 June 2026

The jerseys range from host nations USA, Mexico, and Canada to other popular participating countries, including Argentina, Brazil and Portugal. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026