PARTICIPATING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

participating 1 of 2

adjective

as in attending

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participating

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verb

present participle of participate

as in sharing

to take a share or part eager to participate in the city's cultural life

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Adjective

Legal observers are neutral, non-participating watchers who often attend police actions to witness, document and monitor law enforcement behavior. — George Petras, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Some of that can surely be chalked up to missing out on the rest and recharge that non-participating players took advantage of during that break, and McLellan confirmed recently that Larkin came back from the tournament banged up, which hampered him. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 Plus, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine revealed that patients treated at hospitals that do participate in clinical trials receive better care and have lower mortality rates than patients treated at non-participating hospitals. — Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Verb

Raman has been campaigning on her work securing passage of a 2024 law that prohibits city workers from participating in federal immigration enforcement. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The Presbyterian seminary student made the comment while debating legislation related to transgender people participating in school sports. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 The organizers of Art Week NYC today announced the thirty-two cultural institutions and nonprofit organizations participating in the event’s inaugural edition, to take place November 11–14 across the city. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2026 The participating artists all have ties to the Middle East and include Hassan Sharif, Dia Azzawi, Sophia Al-Maria, Charles Hossein-Zenderoudi, and Monira Al Qadiri. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Taiwan has yet to announce a construction schedule, identify participating suppliers or disclose when the Texas complex might become operational. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 Among the participating groups is the Stayin Alive Crew, a group of women dressed as zombies. — Leondra Head, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Select museums and institutions are participating in partnership with Bloomberg Connects. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 She was subsequently convicted of participating in a conspiracy to submit fraudulent income tax refund claims to the Internal Revenue Service. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for participating

Adjective

The nails apply just like traditional press-ons; to swap shades during wear, users simply select a hue in the app and insert the tip of each nail into an accompanying wand, which delivers a small charge of power to change colors.

— Nina Derwin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Its accompanying music video, directed by longtime U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn, was filmed in the California desert and satirizes the band as a religious cult in which women do the heavy lifting.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Verb

But dating apps are not largely not transparent about how personal information is stored, analyzed, and shared and require you to legally consent to sharing data.

— Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Krista Mann of Indivisible KC, a progressive pro-democracy organization, said the event will include mobilization activities like door knocking, canvassing and sharing information about what issues are on local ballots.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of sharing

Adjective

Beef stew dated 9/28 present in refrigerator nearest three-compartment sink.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Officers arrived and worked with office staff to secure the area and ensure the safety of those present, the Rocklin Police Department said news release.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of present

Verb

In other words, knowing how ads prompt purchase decisions is even more of a brass ring than ever.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Feels like groundhog day to be back here knowing what the problem is and also knowing that the front office probably can't do anything about it.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of knowing

Adjective

Rolapp, meanwhile, said in January there was no guarantee the program that brought Koepka back would be available again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
So the other, cheaper bird that’s for sale — the $2,000 bird that a clerk might have told her about — is that available in-house, or is that a special order?

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2026

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