practicing

[prak-ti-sing] / ˈpræk tɪ sɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

engaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbed committed employed engrossed interested involved occupied preoccupied working

STRONG

doing immersed performing pursuing signed

WEAK

at work connected with dealing in deep in place in use intent rapt tied-up unavailable wrapped-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bored disinterested idle inactive uninterested unoccupied

WEAK

available disengaged inoperable not working uninvolved

ADJECTIVE

operating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

performing running

STRONG

accomplishing administering conducting contriving determining directing driving executing finishing fulfilling guiding maintaining managing manipulating moving ordering regulating revolving serving spinning supervising sustaining transacting turning using wielding

WEAK

at work

ADJECTIVE

using

Synonyms

STRONG

accepting adopting applying employing proving testing working

Example Sentences

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So now, Ibrahimovic is about to spend the summer practicing the one other skill where he can match his world-class talent with his feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Ayer, who has been practicing for nearly 20 years, says more children than ever are now using cosmetics.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“I never see her on the court that often, so I don’t know when she’s been practicing, honestly.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Last summer, he spent time training with Shaolin monks in China, the images of shaved-head Wemby in robes practicing martial arts, and there’s a meditative quality to his game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

From morning till night it continued: the choosing of outfits, the practicing of pirouettes, the making of to-do lists.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

practicing

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