Synonyms of seasoning

seasoning 1 of 2

noun

ˈsēz-niŋ 

1

as in flavor

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

• flavor
• flavoring
• spice
• sauce

2

as in flavoring

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
• savoring
• salting
• enriching
• saucing
• enhancing
• lacing
• peppering
• perfuming
• aromatizing

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

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
• enabling
• fitting
• shaping
• adapting
• grooming
• readying
• tailoring
• authorizing
• educating
• habituating
• empowering
• accustoming
• entitling
• schooling
• instructing
• tutoring
• indoctrinating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of seasoning

Noun

To prepare trout, Walker suggests grilling, baking, or pan-searing it with simple seasonings like lemon, herbs, or garlic. — Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 July 2026

The enamel coating also makes the oven naturally nonstick and ready to use immediately without additional seasoning. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Verb

Each week, a new menu will drop, but three staple flavors will stay — blueberry lemon, everything seasoning with spinach and feta and cinnamon sugar. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026

This is part of seasoning the pan, which is essentially a layer of oil that is baked into the cast iron (the technical process for this is called polymerization). — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026