practicing
Repeating to improve
Practicing describes someone actively engaged in a profession or faith.
A practicing attorney currently works as a lawyer; a practicing Catholic observes the religion's requirements.
The word distinguishes active participants from those who hold credentials or beliefs but don't act on them: He was raised Jewish but isn't practicing.
Preparing by repeated practice
- run-throughFull practice of something
- read-throughUninterrupted script performance
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
script · lines · cue · recital · performance · preparation · repetition · drill
Complete skill or control
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- competenceAdequate ability to function
refinement · improvement · dexterity · craftsmanship · fluency · execution · finesse · artistry
Regular sequence of actions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
repetition · regimen · pattern · schedule · custom · tradition · systematic · discipline
Gaining knowledge gradually
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- memorizingFixing in memory
- reviewingExamining something again
- preparingMaking ready beforehand
coursework · homework · exercises · problems · flashcards · quizzing · cramming · recitation
Granted official permission
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
doctor · lawyer · clinician · therapist · consultant · specialist · accredited · credentialed
rehearsing
Preparing by repeated practice
- run-throughFull practice of something
- read-throughUninterrupted script performance
- blockingImpeding forward progress
memorization · script · lines · cue · recital · performance · preparation · repetition · drill · walkthrough
mastery
Complete skill or control
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
competence · refinement · improvement · dexterity · craftsmanship · fluency · execution · finesse · artistry · prowess
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
regularity · repetition · regimen · pattern · schedule · custom · tradition · systematic · discipline · second-nature
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- memorizingFixing in memory
- reviewingExamining something again
preparing · coursework · homework · exercises · problems · flashcards · quizzing · cramming · recitation · tutorials
licensed
Granted official permission
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- professionalCredentialed in one's field
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
physician · doctor · lawyer · clinician · therapist · consultant · specialist · accredited · credentialed · registered
observant
Noticing things readily
prayer · meditation · rituals · devotion · spiritual · observance · piety · religious · believer · faithful
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- musicianshipsinging, playing, performing, harmonizing, composing
- activitiesbowling, climbing, exercise, eating, baking
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
- preparationprepare, preparing, ready, readies, readiness
practicingperforming
Executing an action
competing · executing · live · playing for keeps · in the game
practicingneglecting
Failing to attend to
ignoring · abandoning · quitting · giving up · unpracticed
- practicing what one preachesMatching actions to words
practice, practical, practiced, practices, practically, practicality, practise, practicable, practitioner