Definitions

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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Practicing politics means having difficult conversations about important topics—and then making decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Practicing in a band, working in a woodshop — there’s a similar feeling.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Practicing on Thanksgiving is one of the best moments for high school football teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

Practicing calligraphy helped make Ms. Edralin aware of self-critical thoughts that had become ingrained in her internal dialogue.

From New York Times • May 29, 2024

Practicing the opposite of all that she had been taught, she wove together the most boring, dull, tedious, and uninteresting bits of every speech she knew.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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