Synonyms of doctoring

doctoring

verb

present participle of doctor

1

as in treating

to give medical treatment to

a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in repairing

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairing
• fixing
• reconstructing
• rebuilding
• patching
• overhauling
• restoring
• adjusting
• renovating
• revamping
• reconditioning
• modifying
• mending
• preparing
• maintaining
• improving
• renewing
• helping
• healing
• curing
• aiding
• refurbishing
• refreshing
• servicing
• regenerating
• reviving
• correcting
• conditioning
• furbishing
• rectifying
• redressing
• readying
• fixing up
• freshening
• reforming
• enhancing
• righting
• rejuvenating
• revitalizing
• enriching
• ameliorating
• bettering
• caring (for)
• refreshening
• meliorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaking
• wrecking
• hurting
• damaging
• ruining
• impairing
• harming
• injuring
• spoiling
• marring
• defacing
• disfiguring
• mutilating
• disabling
• vandalizing
• crippling
• blemishing
• flawing
• mangling
• maiming

3

as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjusting
• adapting
• tailoring
• putting
• conforming
• editing
• shaping
• suiting
• preparing
• customizing
• fashioning
• fitting
• accommodating
• conditioning
• matching
• acclimating
• altering
• modifying
• transforming
• acclimatizing
• bending
• correcting
• converting
• establishing
• tuning
• readjusting
• modeling
• modelling
• revising
• reworking
• equipping
• training
• remaking
• squaring
• redesigning
• harmonizing
• rooting
• gearing
• remodeling
• recasting
• recycling
• patterning
• orienting
• regulating
• reinventing
• priming
• refashioning
• settling
• reclaiming
• readapting
• redoing
• rehearsing
• reengineering
• attuning
• rigging
• acquainting
• hardening
• revamping
• seasoning
• familiarizing
• refocusing
• inuring
• orientating
• redeveloping
• toughening
• refitting
• readying
• habituating
• naturalizing
• accustoming
• phasing
• rejiggering
• registering
• refiguring
• fine-tuning
• fiddling (with)
• making over
• habilitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting