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

Then in the meantime, a lot of the private equity folks are coming in to fill in the void, or different types of buyers are participating in this space and are building their own platforms. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 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 Local businesses find opportunities For Kemp and his wife, whose family business began participating in festivals in 2025, Panda Fest provides exposure that can be difficult for smaller food operations to obtain. — Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Staying connected to a community also is key, Stearns said, whether that’s meeting friends in person, talking on the phone or participating in online support groups. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Flores is charged with participating in a cocaine importation conspiracy with her husband, Maduro, who served as Venezuela’s president from 2013 until his capture by American forces in January. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The Asian Art Biennial has announced its list of participating artists for its tenth year. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 Marlow says around 75 percent of Flock law enforcement customers have opted to share their data with participating agencies across the nation, effectively creating a quasi-national database that authorities can use to track the movement of vehicles. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Chef Darville of Jimmy’s is one of the participating chefs, but California diners can find specials featuring Agrumato-method oils at San Francisco’s Foreign Cinema, Reem’s California in Oakland and Truly Pizza in Dana Point. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for participating

Adjective

The human volunteers also self-reported their sleep quality in an accompanying survey.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Hawaiian Airlines also has a separate program, called Pet Connect, for shipping pets without an accompanying passenger.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompanying

Verb

New York City has policies that limit local law enforcement from sharing certain information with federal officers or honoring detainer requests unless immigrants have been convicted of violent crimes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Under the agreement, PGK and SFA will establish a new framework for co-production between Korean and Sakha producers, aimed at developing projects together and sharing information on public financing available in both territories.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of sharing

Adjective

The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
While discussing the characterizations present in the series, Sandler noted that star Noah Reid’s Rapp may be an honest representation of men, if not the most likable.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of present

Adjective

The Me+Em x The Booker Prizes reading lists will be available to buy from BookKind, an online bookshop that donates 10 percent of every order value to its charity partners, which include the Booker Prize Foundation.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Dining in the lounge is available all day to cater to international hunger pangs that don’t follow the same schedule as those of Spaniards.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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