exercise
Synonyms and Antonyms of exercise
- the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing
- commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
bring to bear, draw on (or upon), make use of
- the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised
aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up
daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)