Synonyms of rehearsing

rehearsing

verb

present participle of rehearse

1

as in practicing

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

• practicing
• exercising
• repeating
• running over
• refining
• drilling
• studying
• perfecting
• reviewing
• preparing (for)
• working (at or on)
• training (with)
• pointing (for)
• grooving

2

as in describing

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

• describing
• telling
• recounting
• narrating
• relating
• chronicling
• reporting
• reciting
• setting forth
• charting
• voicing
• depicting
• detailing
• stating
• uttering
• disclosing
• revealing
• expressing
• delivering
• enumerating
• exposing
• sketching
• giving
• rendering
• itemizing
• divulging
• baring
• reeling off
• particularizing
• delineating
• letting on (about)

3

as in repeating

to say or state again

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repeating
• reiterating
• iterating
• coming again
• dinning
• chiming
• summarizing
• echoing
• paraphrasing
• rewording
• outlining
• mouthing
• recapitulating
• recapping
• parroting
• encapsulating
• summing up
• abstracting
• reechoing
• epitomizing

4

as in reciting

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

• reciting
• listing
• outlining
• detailing
• itemizing
• enumerating
• ticking (off)
• mentioning
• numerating
• cataloging
• figuring
• reeling off
• tabulating
• calculating
• inventorying
• estimating
• citing
• tallying
• computing
• charting
• graphing
• naming
• diagramming
• reckoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generalizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rehearsing

The father and son strongmen have frequently paired up to train together and have been spotted rehearsing the elegant poses that made Schwarzenegger a star. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026

Then somebody from the line will join in – Frenza knows this script by heart because she’s been rehearsing and performing it for years. —Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026

The Artemis 2 astronauts — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover (both of NASA), and mission specialists Christina Koch of NASA and Jeremy Hansen of Canada — will spend today rehearsing zero gravity life-saving techniques and gear in deep space. —Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026

Satriani voiced similar sentiments during a separate interview from Glendale, where the SATCHVAI Band was rehearsing for its first tour of 2026. —George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Keep it light and clever, yet commit to a piece long enough to actually wrap it, whether that means editing your podcast or rehearsing your lines once. —Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

Some of the movie is an acid satire of pre-wedding rituals — like the first dance that Charlie and Emma are dutifully rehearsing for, with a ridiculously stern taskmaster of a coach. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026

Music director Bowling, who doubles as pianist and conductor from the center of the stage, the eight other musicians and 20-plus actors arrayed around her, half-jokes how much her hands hurt from rehearsing the stride style that evolved from ragtime. —Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026

Caleb practiced the Chappell Roan hit diligently with his piano teacher, Lori Stemmer, even rehearsing in his inflatable suit. —Ronnie Li, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026