Synonyms of season

season 1 of 2

noun

as in day

Related Words

• day
• span
• era
• epoch
• second
• lapse
• while
• minute
• moment
• spell
• stretch
• space
• split second
• instant
• spurt
• heartbeat
• trice
• nanosecond
• interim
• interval
• twinkle
• bit
• perpetuity
• eon
• twinkling
• interlude
• jiffy
• intermission
• eternity
• infinity
• shake
• beat
• wink
• age
• New York minute
• flash
• jiff
• eyeblink

season

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to flavor

to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored

the chef seasoned the vegetables as soon as they came out of the oven

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flavor
• spice
• savor
• salt
• pepper
• enrich
• sauce
• enhance
• lace
• perfume
• aromatize

2

as in to condition

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness

carefully seasoned the cast iron pan with vegetable oil before using it for the first time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• condition
• prepare
• adjust
• train
• shape
• ready
• adapt
• acclimate
• break in
• fit
• orient
• accommodate
• acclimatize
• accustom
• strengthen
• familiarize
• habilitate
• shape up
• naturalize
• steel
• orientate
• inure
• fortify
• habituate
• toughen
• harden

3

as in to strengthen

to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure

troops that had been seasoned by months of intense training

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthen
• harden
• steel
• adjust
• inure
• fortify
• toughen
• adapt
• brace
• bolster
• temper
• acclimate
• acclimatize
• condition
• indurate
• invigorate
• reinforce
• enforce
• break in
• anneal
• vitalize
• boost
• prop (up)
• immunize
• accustom
• buttress
• train
• forearm
• support
• naturalize
• habituate
• limber (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soften
• exhaust
• weaken
• sap
• hamstring
• emasculate
• cripple
• incapacitate
• sensitize
• enfeeble
• enervate
• debilitate

4

as in to prepare

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

her campaign manager has been seasoned by several hotly contested gubernatorial campaigns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepare
• qualify
• equip
• ready
• train
• condition
• fit
• shape
• enable
• adjust
• adapt
• teach
• school
• tailor
• groom
• accustom
• entitle
• educate
• authorize
• habituate
• empower
• indoctrinate
• instruct
• tutor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of season

Noun

Shota Imanaga allowed three homers for the fourth time this season and could not get out of the fifth, departing with two outs and a 6-4 lead. — CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Campusano has caught most of right-hander Walker Buehler’s starts in the wake of Fermin’s slow start to the season. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

At lunch, a stellar choice is the thali, a sampler platter of savory and balanced vegetarian, chicken, or goat curries, with lentils, rice, vegetables, and chutneys, all seasoned and salted just right. — Shindy Chen, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

And the Puerto Rican beans are slow-simmered and seasoned with sofrito and tomato sauce, served with a touch of sazón for brightness. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026