SWEATING Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

sweating

verb

present participle of sweat

as in laboring

to devote serious and sustained effort spent the afternoon sweating over her tax returns

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as in worrying

to experience concern or anxiety don't sweat over getting the application in a day late, as it probably doesn't matter

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as in dripping

to flow forth slowly through small openings the oil coat may sweat through this varnish

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as in interrogating

slang to put a series of questions to the narcotics squad tried sweating the mule, but he was genuinely clueless about the inner workings of the drug operation

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Recent Examples of sweating Other ways to reduce flares in the summer include wearing lightweight, breathable fabrics to minimize friction and sweat accumulation on plaques, showering promptly after sweating, and applying emollients to maintain your skin barrier. — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026 The roomy square toe on this pair gives your feet extra space, while the airy fabric prevents sweating. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 But for some people, sweating too much becomes downright obtrusive, stressful and even embarrassing. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 But sweating in the sun to watch a band like the Spits, another Mosswood favorite, was worth pre-planning to get into the pit. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Foods that are rich in water—and in some cases electrolytes—can help support your body’s natural cooling system, especially on hot days or after sweating. — Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 July 2026 Heat raises core temperature, increases sweating and makes exercise feel harder — the body is genuinely working more. — Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026 England was barely sweating when Boks fullback Damian Willemse charged the tryline and prop Thomas du Toit burrowed over. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 The lower levels of the home are comfortable or even cold, while anyone spending time upstairs is sweating. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 3 July 2026

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While practicing for a sixth straight day, laboring in a heat index pushing 90 degrees, the Chiefs were bound to be a bit ill-mannered.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Complicated births that require, for example, extended time laboring will now be differentiated and might cost more, while uncomplicated births will cost less.

— Camille A. Clare, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of laboring

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The trick is to avoid second-guessing, worrying, griping or doing other things that waste time, according to Schore.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of worrying

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Frequent zoom-ins shown on screens showed sweat dripping down his face, and his hair resembled something similar to a mad scientist after an experiment blows up in their face.

— Joseph Hernandez August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs.

— Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of dripping

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In the case of the Azov and Aidar women, Russian negotiators were willing to consider their release, given that none of them had taken part in any direct fighting and that Russian investigators had finished interrogating them.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Recognizing those forces in the world isn’t the same thing as interrogating them, and as a seasoned artist with real power in Hollywood, Gluck repeatedly mistakes implication for insight.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

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The machine works using a series of gears, magnetic actuators, and arms in a mechanical structure split into the equivalent of a musician's fretting hand and picking hand.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026
National Democrats are fretting that John Fetterman will switch parties.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of fretting

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Gardener Tomoki Kato crafted a multilayered landscape featuring undulating mounds, red pine trees, a weeping cherry tree, and a pond.

— Joanna Kawecki, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
Maxwell, a fiction editor at The New Yorker, drew upon his own awed discovery of France in 1948; the novel’s opening paragraphs show one of the protagonists weeping at the sight of the French shore.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of weeping

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The next phase will include examining more types and grades of iron ore, since the Iron Range contains a wide variety of resources.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
European governments are now examining a range of measures to mitigate the impact of heatwaves and low river levels on nuclear power plants.

— , CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026