Synonyms of rehearsed

rehearsed 1 of 2

verb

past tense of rehearse

1

as in practiced

to do over and over so as to become skilled

the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• practiced
• practised
• repeated
• exercised
• refined
• ran over
• drilled
• prepared (for)
• studied
• perfected
• reviewed
• pointed (for)
• worked (at or on)
• trained (with)
• wrought (at or on)
• grooved

2

as in described

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• told
• recounted
• chronicled
• narrated
• related
• reported
• recited
• set forth
• charted
• detailed
• depicted
• stated
• uttered
• voiced
• revealed
• delivered
• itemized
• disclosed
• exposed
• enumerated
• sketched
• gave
• rendered
• expressed
• divulged
• reeled off
• delineated
• particularized
• bared
• let on (about)

3

as in repeated

to say or state again

rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeated
• reiterated
• iterated
• chimed
• came again
• dinned
• echoed
• paraphrased
• summarized
• reworded
• recapitulated
• encapsulated
• outlined
• mouthed
• abstracted
• parroted
• recapped
• summed up
• reechoed
• epitomized

4

as in recited

to specify one after another

rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recited
• listed
• detailed
• outlined
• mentioned
• itemized
• enumerated
• ticked (off)
• cataloged
• reeled off
• figured
• tabulated
• numerated
• calculated
• catalogued
• cited
• tallied
• inventoried
• computed
• charted
• diagramed
• diagrammed
• estimated
• graphed
• named
• reckoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalized

rehearsed

2 of 2

adjective

as in prepared

Related Words

• prepared
• premeditated
• planned
• considered
• intended
• premeditative
• deliberate
• intentional

Dissimilar Words

• unrehearsed
• impromptu
• improvised
• unprepared
• extemporaneous
• extempore
• improvisational
• unplanned
• unstudied
• spur-of-the-moment
• unconsidered
• snap
• unpremeditated
• extemporary
• offhand
• ad hoc
• unscripted
• off-the-cuff
• spontaneous
• ad-lib
• offhanded
• automatic
• down and dirty
• instinctive
• involuntary
• impulsive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rehearsed

Adjective

In several of the snaps, Chopra Jonas could be seen visiting her husband Jonas alongside their daughter Malti while the Jonas Brothers rehearsed for their upcoming tour. —Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

These archival treasures unfold the complex lives of the partners, who wrote and rehearsed at home, and lay bare the stresses that all four endured because there was no boundary between performance and reality. —Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025

Each new act of cruelty had already been rehearsed through its infliction on the previous group. —MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

Mould, Barbe, and Travis got together and rehearsed for a possible reunion, but the musical vibe was not as inspiring as Mould had hoped. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025

The lavish resort is a reconstructed Gilded Age hotel well-rehearsed in being discreet. —Bryan West, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025

Tools for empathic communication—the scripts and rehearsed responses to intense emotion—ought to be taught in medicine. —Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

The goal isn’t to appear rehearsed, but to be comfortable enough to appear natural while executing a clear communications plan. —Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

That demanded an extraordinary amount of planning and organization, with all gas burners laid out, all traffic pieces, choreography, and stunts rigorously rehearsed, and kids carefully prepared for the process. —Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025