practicing

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adjective

Actively engaged in a profession.

“My uncle is a practicing dentist.”

Similar
devoutobservantpiousAllah-fearingdevoutfulfrumgodfearingheavenly-minded
Opposite
nonpracticinglapsedunobservant
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Meanings

adjectivepracticing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableActively engaged in a profession.

    My uncle is a practicing dentist.

    Antonyms: nonpracticing

  2. not comparableParticipating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

    Synonyms: devout, observant, pious, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, frum, godfearing · Antonyms: lapsed, nonpracticing, unobservant

nounpracticing (plural practicings)

plural practicings

  1. The act or process of one who practices.
    1. Drilling, exercise.

      Near-synonyms: rehearsing, rehearsal

      Synonyms: rehearsing, rehearsal

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of practice

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveActively engaged in a profession.

Opposite
nonpracticing

adjectiveParticipating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

Similar
devoutobservantpiousAllah-fearingdevoutdevoutfulfrumgodfearingheavenly-mindedinwardgodlyobservantpiouspiteousreligionarysaintedsanctimonious
Opposite
lapsednonpracticingunobservant

nounDrilling, exercise.

Similar
rehearsingrehearsal
Also see
allah-fearingdevoutdevoutfuldrillingexercisefrumgodfearinggodlyheavenly-mindedinwardobservantpiouspiteouspracticereligionarysaintedsanctimonious
Cite this entry
APA

practicing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practicing

MLA

“practicing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practicing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “practicing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practicing.

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