Synonyms of seasoning

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noun

1

as in flavoring

something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food

the stew was too bland before they added the seasoning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flavoring
• flavor
• spice
• sauce

2

as in spice

something used to enhance the flavor of cooked or prepared food

she thinks salt is the ideal seasoning for all batter-fried foods

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flavoring
• spice
• sauce
• condiment
• herb
• savory
• relish

seasoning

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verb

present participle of season

1

as in spicing

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

• flavoring
• spicing
• saucing
• salting
• savoring
• savouring
• lacing
• peppering
• enhancing
• enriching
• aromatizing
• perfuming

2

as in conditioning

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

• conditioning
• training
• adjusting
• preparing
• shaping
• adapting
• acclimating
• habilitating
• acclimatizing
• orienting
• fitting
• toughening
• strengthening
• breaking in
• naturalizing
• readying
• shaping up
• accommodating
• hardening
• orientating
• accustoming
• familiarizing
• fortifying
• habituating
• inuring
• steeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deconditioning

• deconditioning

3

as in strengthening

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

troops that had been seasoned by months of intense training

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strengthening
• hardening
• toughening
• adjusting
• fortifying
• indurating
• tempering
• inuring
• steeling
• adapting
• bracing
• acclimatizing
• annealing
• acclimating
• conditioning
• bolstering
• training
• vitalizing
• reinforcing
• forearming
• invigorating
• immunizing
• buttressing
• enforcing
• naturalizing
• boosting
• breaking in
• habituating
• reenforcing
• accustoming
• supporting
• propping (up)
• limbering (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• weakening
• exhausting
• sapping
• enervating
• sensitizing
• crippling
• debilitating
• emasculating
• enfeebling
• incapacitating
• hamstringing

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• softening
• weakening
• exhausting
• sapping
• enervating
• sensitizing
• crippling
• debilitating
• emasculating
• enfeebling
• incapacitating
• hamstringing

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as in preparing

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

• preparing
• qualifying
• equipping
• training
• conditioning
• teaching
• adjusting
• grooming
• tailoring
• fitting
• shaping
• adapting
• enabling
• schooling
• readying
• educating
• habituating
• authorizing
• accustoming
• tutoring
• empowering
• instructing
• entitling
• indoctrinating