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 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 Our bodies are designed to keep cool by sweating and then having the sweat evaporate. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Across the street, journalists with large cameras, sweating under the beating sun, waited for any sign of a guest or the bride herself. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 July 2026 On the eve of the United States’ 250th birthday, in the nation’s capital, people were sweating through their shirts, and tourists were pressing electric fans directly to their foreheads. — Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 Generally, symptoms include sweating more than usual, weakness, dizziness, fainting, pale skin, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 1 July 2026 They’re composed of a quick-dry fabric, so don’t worry about sweating through them. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweating

Verb

Since the Computing Community Consortium hosted its first conference on thermodynamic computing in 2019, a small community of researchers has been laboring to put it into practice.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
But others are still at work, laboring under a new collective bargaining agreement with another labor organization, the International Longshoremen’s Association.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of laboring

Verb

The young Brits' last year in secondary school finds Charlie starting a pride club, Nick worrying about an uncertain future, and both considering the impact of long-distance love.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Because vacation is about decompressing and disconnecting from daily life—not about worrying what’s going on at home.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Definition of worrying

Verb

The result is an urgent, propulsive song with a raw spirit and some of Pop’s most super-charged writing with deceptively simple lyrics about love and war, dripping with desperation.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The simulations that captured the localized effects of individual large impacts also produced wholesale recycling of crust back into the mantle, with material dripping down to depths of at least 600 kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026

Definition of dripping

Verb

Consumers are becoming increasingly comfortable interrogating formulations rather than simply admiring them, and that changes the relationship between brand and buyer in ways the industry is only beginning to understand.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
But the filmmaker proves more interested in interrogating that ethos than recreating it, and few horror mythologies are better suited to exploring betrayal and regret than one built around the refusal to let the dead remain dead.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of interrogating

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Small businesses are struggling to hire, with 62% trying to fill positions but 84% unable to find qualified applicants, revealing a significant skills gap.

— Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
The country is currently struggling with unemployment of around 8%, the UN estimates, and inflation that is running at what the World Bank estimates to be more than 40%.

— Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of struggling

Verb

Barely a month ago, there was plenty of fretting that FIFA had grossly overestimated the crowds that would descend on the tournament’s host cities and stadiums.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Perspective and light is warped through their green plastic, creating a mesmerizing effect that might also have ’80s kids fretting about CD sleeves.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of fretting

Verb

Recent tensions over immigration enforcement The allegations follow recent disagreements between Abarca and Forté over a legislative hearing examining local agencies’ involvement in a federal operation at La Fontanella Foods.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
The distinction comes as the Baltimore City Council members push to hold a hearing examining how the city would respond if brownouts became a problem during future periods of extreme heat.

— Brian Carlton, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2026