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

For some companies, that could mean treating cancellation less as an all-or-nothing event. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Lifestyle Changes Making certain lifestyle choices is key to treating sleep apnea. — Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026

America’s elite colleges should eliminate broad legacy preference and stop treating an accident of birth as an admissions credential. — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Guastavino’s, a seven-thousand-square-foot event venue situated under the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge, had been treating a small park out front as its private property—roping it off and shooing away pedestrians. — Parker Henry, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Rather than treating negative reactions as a definitive failure, founders can use them to identify what resonates, uncover unmet needs and determine which assumptions need to change. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

While the memo doesn’t explicitly mention AI, Disney is increasing treating the technology as a restructuring tool in a way that will change how corporate functions are staffed and organized. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Democrats, especially under President Joe Biden, spent years treating border enforcement as optional, and the chaos that followed put American safety at risk. — Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

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