CONDITIONING Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

kən-ˈdi-sh(ə-)niŋ

Definition of conditioning

as in activity

energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness the actor went through months of conditioning in order to play the role of the buffed hero in the action film

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conditioning

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adjective

as in strengthening

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conditioning

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verb

present participle of condition

as in training

to bring to a proper or desired state of fitness the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon

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deconditioning

as in adjusting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation a company that must condition its traditional ways of doing business to the realities of the global economy

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misadjusting

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Recent Examples of conditioning

Noun

Smokejumpers undergo intense training and physical conditioning to work as self-sufficient crews for days or even weeks on fires not easily reachable by road. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 He was forced out of Biscayne 21 in September 2023, when the developer turned off the air conditioning. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Cayenne owners will be able to track charging via their My Porsche app and are able to create pre-conditioning settings to meet their individual needs. — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 Dyson also claims that the Omega nourishing collection delivers up to 94 percent stronger hair, compared to using non-conditioning shampoo on straight hair. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

Condition only areas that are genuinely dry or stiff rather than automatically conditioning the entire bag. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026 Boron nitride gives the formula its silky slip and creates a blurring effect, while avocado oil adds conditioning moisture so a matte doesn’t look like skin is parched. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conditioning

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Noun

The crude market remains dominated by state producers, major energy companies, commodity merchants and large industrial consumers whose activity dwarfs that of individual traders.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
On the same morning, a short drive away, a therapist who asked to be identified as Bre was also patrolling, having woken up to an alert on her phone about ICE activity at her daughter’s former elementary school.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of activity

Adjective

In Kansas City, a single ticket for world champion Argentina’s opening match against Algeria was listed at $16,507—a bracing sum to spend for an evening in Missouri.

— Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 6 June 2026
On this day, an oyster shooter ($10) allowed for a bracing sampling of the house bloody mary (Pow!

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026

Definition of bracing

Verb

Interestingly, in late July, The New Arab outlet in London reported that the Yemeni government has concluded a deal with Turkey for drones but that none had yet been delivered as of late July, although Ankara is already training Yemeni drone pilots.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Saturday’s matchup seems likely, as his fitness level was quite good after not training for a few weeks while awaiting finalization of his transfer and visa.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of training

Verb

In that conventional view, the International Style (a term MoMA introduced in 1932) proliferated as an instrument of the Cold War, adjusting to local preferences but always faithful to its Franco-German origins.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026
Neiman’s team dated the snail’s genome duplication to less than a million years ago — incredibly recent in evolutionary terms, but long enough ago for the species to have begun the longer process of adjusting to its heavier genomic load.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjusting

Noun

Cardio Load provides a rolling seven-day breakdown of your exertion, along with a target to hit for optimal training gains without overexertion.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Two firefighters were treated at the scene for injuries related to heat and exertion.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of exertion

Adjective

The final non-alcoholic drink is a cherry lemonade, which will be perfectly refreshing after a hot day in the theme parks.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2026
Not only are the fruits delicious and refreshing, but these elegant trees produce beautiful, fragrant blooms in early spring too.

— Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of refreshing

Verb

Gemini's agents can assist with contract review and redlining, legal and policy research, regulatory monitoring, drafting NDAs, preparing documents for redaction, creating contracting playbooks and handling data-subject access requests.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Even as the justices were preparing to release their opinion, the postal service did in fact develop and release a new rule about mail-in voting.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

After their decades observing goatsbeard adapting to polyploidy in the lab, the Soltises can even predict which genes are most likely to get the boot and which are more likely to stick around.

— Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Teams can spend less time rebuilding general-purpose capabilities and more time adapting models to specific vehicles, geographies, safety cases and applications.

— John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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