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 During the day's exploring, employ the buddy system and look out for signs of heat illness like feeling dizzy, experiencing nausea or muscle cramps and sweating with cool and clammy skin. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 While the big drop in business is near to The Mandalorian and Grogu’s second weekend dive, executives from Backrooms’ studio, A24, are probably not sweating the news too much. —

Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Still, for our editors, who are often sweating in subways or walking thousands of hot, sticky steps to the office, functionality is always a priority. —

Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 June 2026 Summer weather in Qatar's capital is often so hot and muggy that the human body can no longer cool itself by sweating. —

Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 4 June 2026 On a day when Caleb Williams was revealed as the cover athlete for the Madden NFL 27 video game, the quarterback was back on the practice field sweating it out with his teammates. —

Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026 And there’s nothing more excruciating than sweating bullets while impatiently waiting for the machine to lock up, signaling the ice cream is ready to eat. —

Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 May 2026 Traditional risotto recipes start by sweating the aromatics, then toasting the rice, and finally adding just enough warm broth to cover the rice in the pot. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 And then — here’s the part where F1 folks start sweating — SailGP teams just … give that data to everyone. —

Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 29 May 2026

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With evacuation shelters reaching capacity as more than 40,000 people were asked to leave their homes, officials laboring to prevent an explosion at a crippled chemical tank in Garden Grove reported tentative progress Sunday in ending the crisis.

— Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Makar has played in every game this postseason, but was clearly laboring in Game 5 against the Minnesota Wild.

— Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 May 2026