Synonyms of doctor

doctor 1 of 2

noun

ˈdäk-tər 

as in physician

a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders

we called a doctor as soon as we realized the baby was sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• physician
• doc
• nurse
• medic
• specialist
• surgeon
• medico
• paramedic
• paramedical
• sawbones
• pediatrician
• gynecologist
• neurologist
• pediatrist
• ophthalmologist
• internist
• dermatologist
• urologist
• radiologist
• obstetrician
• pathologist
• podiatrist
• anesthesiologist
• clinician
• orthopedist
• family physician
• physiatrist
• family doctor
• resident
• attending
• family practitioner
• nurse-practitioner
• croaker
• interne
• hospitalist
• ob-gyn
• plastic surgeon
• general practitioner
• physiotherapist
• physical therapist
• EMT
• intern
• aidman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonphysician
• nondoctor

doctor

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verb

1

as in to treat

to give medical treatment to

a pledge to doctor the burn victims until they were whole again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treat
• nurse
• heal
• drug
• cure
• rehabilitate
• dose
• remedy
• attend
• minister (to)
• hospitalize
• care (for)
• mend

2

as in to repair

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repair
• fix
• rebuild
• patch
• reconstruct
• overhaul
• restore
• renovate
• adjust
• condition
• aid
• help
• mend
• cure
• revamp
• renew
• modify
• fix up
• service
• prepare
• maintain
• recondition
• heal
• right
• improve
• ready
• regenerate
• refresh
• better
• care (for)
• revive
• reform
• correct
• furbish
• redress
• rectify
• refurbish
• rejuvenate
• revitalize
• enhance
• ameliorate
• freshen
• refreshen
• enrich
• meliorate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurt
• break
• harm
• wreck
• injure
• damage
• ruin
• flaw
• impair
• spoil
• mar
• deface
• cripple
• blemish
• disfigure
• disable
• mutilate
• vandalize
• maim
• mangle

3

as in to tailor

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

slightly doctored his standard campaign speech for a collegiate audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tailor
• adjust
• adapt
• put
• suit
• conform
• condition
• edit
• shape
• fashion
• prepare
• fit
• customize
• acclimate
• accommodate
• match
• acclimatize
• model
• tune
• correct
• modify
• pattern
• bend
• alter
• readjust
• transform
• convert
• establish
• root
• train
• gear
• equip
• prime
• remake
• make over
• revise
• ready
• square
• familiarize
• rig
• acquaint
• attune
• redesign
• rework
• readapt
• orient
• season
• remodel
• settle
• regulate
• fiddle (with)
• recast
• redo
• register
• orientate
• rehearse
• harmonize
• reclaim
• accustom
• refashion
• habilitate
• reengineer
• harden
• recycle
• reinvent
• refocus
• redevelop
• revamp
• phase
• habituate
• refit
• fine-tune
• inure
• toughen
• naturalize
• rejigger
• refigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

Examples of doctor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

After the crash, the remaining members — which include firefighters from San Diego and other local agencies, emergency-room doctors, a structural engineer and a mechanic — returned to San Diego after staying several days in Texas. —Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024

He's also said to be traveling with two doctors, and won't be stopping in New Zealand, another Commonwealth realm, during the tour due to medical advice. —Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

Verb

Now, there are also claims of doctoring images, angry rebuttals, accusations of media bias and an intense, conspiratorial fixation on details that supposedly expose certain images as fakes. —Daniel H. Magilow, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed in August 2024 that a photograph of a large crowd of supporters welcoming Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to Detroit on Aug. 7 was doctored. —Daniel H. Magilow, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2024