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

Activist networks and legal scholars are rehearsing doomsday scenarios, planning mass protests and advising judges on ballot seizures and ICE deployments, underscoring fears that the midterms could stress-test American democracy. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Lindberg also discusses growing up in Hermosa Beach, discovering punk rock, becoming born again and making the decision to walk into the garage where Pennywise was rehearsing — a moment that changed his life. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2026

North opened up about enjoying rehearsing, going to the studio and performing. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

The music department, as well as Courcol’s lively directing and writing, must be commended for scenes of the brass ensemble playing and rehearsing, in a constantly dynamic interaction with dialogue. — Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

But coaching cannot compensate for a labour market or a public culture that keeps rehearsing exclusion. — Nancy Doyle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Later in the competition, the Workroom will offer another window into the process of artists strategizing, rehearsing and preparing themselves for the Battles. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

While rehearsing for her Coachella performance, Slayyyter found out her boyfriend had cheated on her; over the following weeks, her album WOR$ST GIRL IN AMERICA and subsequent Mojave Stage appearance would mark her biggest career successes to date. — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026

Just like in Dirty Dancing, rehearsing and performing duets brought the two teens closer together. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 July 2026