practicing

adjectivenoun

Actively engaged in a profession.

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Adjective 2 meanings

  1. Actively engaged in a profession.

    “My uncle is a practicing dentist.”

  2. Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The act or process of one who practices.

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Similar and opposite words

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devoutobservantpiousdevoutfulfrumgodfearinginwardgodly
Opposite
nonpracticinglapsedunobservant

PRACTICING at a glance

PRACTICING has 10 letters and scores 17 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,150 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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