Synonyms of treating

treating

verb

present participle of treat

1

as in serving

to behave toward in a stated way

she tries to treat all of her students fairly and equally, regardless of her personal feelings toward them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• serving
• handling
• using
• being (to)
• acting (toward)
• dealing (with)
• regarding
• viewing
• doing by
• considering
• responding (to)
• reacting (to)
• engaging (with)
• rating
• esteeming
• reckoning

2

as in addressing

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

school officials treated the vandalism of the students' artwork as a very serious matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addressing
• managing
• manipulating
• handling
• taking
• negotiating
• playing
• maneuvering
• coping (with)
• hacking
• fielding
• swinging
• grappling (with)
• contending (with)
• controlling
• coming to grips with
• pulling
• regulating
• having a grip on
• carrying out
• guiding
• engineering
• jockeying
• directing
• carrying off
• getting off
• finessing
• steering
• responding (to)
• commanding
• reacting (to)
• bringing off
• running
• micromanaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mishandling
• bungling
• fumbling
• botching
• messing (up)
• muffing
• goofing (up)
• scamping
• lousing up
• foozling

3

as in consulting

to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem

I will treat with my lawyer and let you know what we decide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consulting
• conferring
• discussing
• talking
• advising
• arguing
• confabulating
• parleying
• counseling
• confabbing
• ventilating
• debating
• deliberating
• rehashing
• talking over
• guiding
• disputing
• recommending
• hashing (over)
• suggesting
• batting (around)
• bandying
• coaching
• tutoring
• chewing over
• referring (to)
• palavering
• mooting
• kicking around
• directing

4

as in healing

to give medical treatment to

a nurse treating a patient

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healing
• rehabilitating
• curing
• attending
• doctoring
• remedying
• nursing
• drugging
• dosing
• hospitalizing
• ministering (to)
• mending
• caring (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of treating

According to Raytron, its dedicated Infrared Vision-Language Model is designed around these characteristics rather than treating thermal images simply as another form of conventional imagery. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

But Lundquist cautioned against automatically treating Gen Z’s choices as irresponsible when the generation is making them under different economic conditions than its parents faced. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Shortly after treating the 17-year-old, fire crews also attended to a 45-year-old woman. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

The whole point of treating people as individuals rather than racial representatives is that race doesn’t determine what somebody thinks. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2026

If the answer cites a source, follow that link instead of simply treating the answer itself as proof. — Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Surely, that will be consumed by production equipment as the NFL is treating this game like a mini-Super Bowl, complete with the Jonas Brothers performing at halftime. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

If investors begin treating memory as a durable and structural growth component of the AI buildout that will be over-supplied in the near future, the multiple is where the shift shows up first. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026

The breakthrough came when the team stopped treating it as a settings problem and rebuilt the creative system behind the advertising instead. — Richard McSweeney, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026