Synonyms for

Experiencing

Verb / ɪˈkspɪri:ʌnsɪŋ / Another word for experiencing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Experiencing means to go through something or have an event happen to you.

Synonyms & similar words

receive feel gothrough know live experience see get have undergoing encountering facing enduring bearing suffering having receiving meeting witnessing seeing observing perceiving feeling noticing discerning detecting recognizing

Synonyms by register

Formal

undergoing suffering enduring encountering

Informal

going through dealing with having living through

Literary

tasting knowing feeling

Antonyms

avoiding lacking missing depriving denying resisting escaping

Common collocations

  • experiencing difficulties
  • experiencing symptoms
  • experiencing pain
  • experiencing growth
  • experiencing success
  • experiencing changes
  • experiencing emotions
  • experiencing a problem

Word family

noun experience
verb experience
adjective experiential
adverb experientially

Usage note

This word is often used to describe undergoing events or sensations, both positive and negative. It is generally neutral in register.

Example sentences

  1. I am experiencing a lot of joy at the beach.
  2. She is experiencing a lot of sadness after her dog passed away.
  3. The students are experiencing new things in their science class.
  4. He is experiencing a lot of pain after falling off his bike.
  5. We are experiencing a lot of excitement for our trip to Disneyland.

Quotes

  • The only source of knowledge is experience. - Albert Einstein
  • Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. - Oscar Wilde
  • Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward. - Vernon Law

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