Synonyms of rehearses

rehearses

verb

present tense third-person singular of rehearse

1

as in practices

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

• practices
• repeats
• exercises
• refines
• runs over
• prepares (for)
• drills
• points (for)
• trains (with)
• works (at or on)
• perfects
• reviews
• studies
• grooves

2

as in describes

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

• describes
• tells
• narrates
• recounts
• relates
• chronicles
• recites
• reports
• charts
• sets forth
• details
• depicts
• voices
• reveals
• utters
• states
• discloses
• expresses
• enumerates
• delivers
• exposes
• gives
• renders
• itemizes
• delineates
• divulges
• particularizes
• bares
• sketches
• reels off
• lets on (about)

3

as in repeats

to say or state again

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeats
• reiterates
• iterates
• chimes
• comes again
• summarizes
• echoes
• dins
• paraphrases
• recapitulates
• outlines
• rewords
• encapsulates
• mouths
• parrots
• epitomizes
• recaps
• sums up
• abstracts
• reechos

4

as in recites

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

• recites
• lists
• outlines
• details
• enumerates
• itemizes
• mentions
• ticks (off)
• numerates
• cites
• reels off
• tabulates
• catalogs
• computes
• tallies
• calculates
• inventories
• figures
• charts
• estimates
• diagrams
• graphs
• names
• reckons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rehearses

The neighborhood band, a community effort, draws 20 to 30 instrumentalists each year and rehearses just once, 30 minutes before the procession. — Georgia Ross, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026

Rose Chung rehearses for a cultural procession that helps kick off San Francisco's Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month festivities at the Herbst Theater. — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 14 May 2026

But there’s no sign of her at the dinner table, in the living room while the band rehearses, or anywhere else in the tiny Jackson household. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026

Down the hall, the three-man Higher Octave’s rock band rehearses, alongside two therapists. — Reylee Billingsley, AZCentral.com, 7 Feb. 2026

The group still rehearses on the campus. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026

Hurry Up Tomorrow rehearses the familiar images and themes that have always tormented the Weeknd, but here they are cast in a new light as the narrator struggles to find heaven after a lifetime of self-indulgence. — Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026

In the lead-up to opening night, the precision dance troupe rehearses six hours a day, six times per week, for six weeks straight. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025

The host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, rehearses for the upcoming show. — Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025