TRAINING Synonyms: 153 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈtrā-niŋ

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as in exercise

something done over and over in order to develop skill a boxer who's been doing a lot of training with his footwork

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as in teaching

the act or process of imparting knowledge or skills to another entered a convent for religious training

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as in apprenticeship

a period of undergoing practical instruction in one's job or career on-the-job training teacher training

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tenure

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verb

present participle of train

as in conditioning

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness has been training track-and-field athletes at the school for years

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deconditioning

as in educating

to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field will train the students in good study habits

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as in focusing

to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective train all your thoughts on imagining how you'd score the winning goal in the game

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as in aiming

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal trained his eyes on the distant bull's-eye

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as in preparing

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function he's so experienced that they usually use him to train new recruits

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Recent Examples of training

Noun

Its Graduate Research Fellowship Program, in operation since 1952, is the longest-running federal investment in America’s STEM workforce, and the primary federal funder of graduate and postdoctoral training in the physical sciences, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and political science. —

Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026 If Freeling wins the left tackle job out of training camp, all options should be on the table. —

Mike Kaye updated May 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026

Verb

The goal is to support providers, training them on the best ways to help their patients safely stop taking these medications, if desired. —

Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 May 2026 Wireless vision testing begins After a recovery period of around four weeks, the participant will begin training sessions at The Chicago Lighthouse’s Hilton Center for Prosthetic Research. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for training

Recent Examples of Synonyms for training

Noun

In an interview with the website Public Parking, the writer Lucy Ives describes ad-libbing a writing exercise to kill an awkward classroom silence.

— David O’Neill, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
This is an exercise in making a mess and having fun, and then cleaning it up and making meaning, and then doing that all again three times.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026