Synonyms of doctor

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noun (1)

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)

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

doctors

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noun (2)

plural of doctor

as in physicians

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

• physicians
• medics
• docs
• nurses
• specialists
• surgeons
• medicos
• paramedicals
• paramedics
• sawboneses
• sawbones
• clinicians
• pediatricians
• neurologists
• pediatrists
• obstetricians
• gynecologists
• radiologists
• pathologists
• dermatologists
• ophthalmologists
• podiatrists
• anesthesiologists
• urologists
• internists
• internes
• orthopedists
• residents
• physiatrists
• family physicians
• family practitioners
• family doctors
• croakers
• nurse-practitioners
• hospitalists
• attendings
• physiotherapists
• plastic surgeons
• EMTs
• ob-gyns
• general practitioners
• physical therapists
• interns
• aidmen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonphysicians
• nondoctors

doctors

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of doctor

1

as in treats

to give medical treatment to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• treats
• nurses
• heals
• drugs
• cures
• remedies
• ministers (to)
• rehabilitates
• doses
• attends
• hospitalizes
• mends
• cares (for)

2

as in repairs

to put into good shape or working order again

spends his spare time doctoring old clocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repairs
• fixes
• rebuilds
• patches
• reconstructs
• overhauls
• reconditions
• restores
• renovates
• conditions
• aids
• cures
• mends
• services
• adjusts
• revamps
• helps
• heals
• renews
• prepares
• rights
• furbishes
• maintains
• modifies
• refreshes
• reforms
• regenerates
• improves
• betters
• revives
• cares (for)
• fixes up
• readies
• refurbishes
• redresses
• rejuvenates
• corrects
• enriches
• revitalizes
• refreshens
• meliorates
• rectifies
• enhances
• freshens
• ameliorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurts
• flaws
• damages
• injures
• ruins
• breaks
• harms
• wrecks
• impairs
• mars
• disfigures
• spoils
• cripples
• defaces
• disables
• blemishes
• vandalizes
• maims
• mutilates
• mangles

3

as in tailors

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

• tailors
• adapts
• adjusts
• suits
• conforms
• puts
• conditions
• shapes
• edits
• fashions
• prepares
• models
• fits
• matches
• customizes
• accommodates
• acclimatizes
• patterns
• acclimates
• tunes
• roots
• converts
• bends
• alters
• equips
• trains
• transforms
• gears
• squares
• modifies
• readjusts
• establishes
• corrects
• remakes
• attunes
• readapts
• fiddles (with)
• rigs
• makes over
• seasons
• primes
• accustoms
• reengineers
• redesigns
• orientates
• familiarizes
• habituates
• orients
• revises
• remodels
• inures
• regulates
• reworks
• recasts
• harmonizes
• acquaints
• registers
• hardens
• refashions
• phases
• settles
• rehearses
• habilitates
• recycles
• readies
• rejiggers
• revamps
• reinvents
• reclaims
• refocuses
• naturalizes
• refigures
• toughens
• redevelops
• refits
• redoes
• fine-tunes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doctor

Noun

There are at least seven databases across the government that do that—Is this person really an internal medicine doctor? —Alana Semuels, Time, 13 Apr. 2025

Boone did not have an update on Stroman during Saturday’s pregame press conference but said the right-hander was set to meet with the team doctor. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025

Verb

Others avoid going to doctor’s appointments or delay going to the hospital. —Kristina Fullerton Rico, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025

Or even take it off the heat as per written and then possibly just doctor it up with a splash more cream or something. —Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024