HAZING Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

hazing 1 of 2

verb (1)

Definition of hazing

present participle of haze

as in taunting

to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults the roughnecks on the oil rig would haze the young man for his refined manners and educated speech

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verb (2)

present participle of haze

as in blurring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct unfortunately, smog was hazing the view of the distant city skyline

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When asked whether hazing charges would be filed, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday declined to answer during a press conference on Monday. — Michael Guise, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Badger and Banjo are Karelian bear dogs trained to work alongside Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) biologists during bear hazing operations, according to News 4. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The study found that many college students consider hazing a normal part of college and most never report it. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Kappa Alpha Psi’s national governing documents explicitly prohibit hazing. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 While the school never provided specifics, the punishment was believed to be tied to hazing incidents. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 July 2026 The dogs, which are a medium-sized black-and-white hunting breed with Finnish origins, are seen hazing problem black bears during releases back into the wild. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 Ultimately, more than 20 lawsuits were filed against Northwestern related to hazing on its sports teams, at least seven of which were filed by Salvi’s firm. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hazing

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Cunningham’s highlights are hard fouls, a few 3-pointers, taunting, serving as a ring girl at a UFC fight, her sense of humor, and now commentary that has a Fox flair.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026
His gruff mechanic Cooter Davenport is introduced as a hell-raising, uncouth wild man, constantly taunting the authorities and flouting convention.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of taunting

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Sure, some people like your reporting of each but FFS stop blurring them.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Meta could introduce technical solutions, like automatically blurring faces, as Google does in Street View images, but Szydlowski doubts Meta would voluntarily make such a privacy-conscious change without regulatory or public pressure.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of blurring

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Professional athletes have joked about it in the past, with even all-time NBA great LeBron James teasing at a potential college sports journey post-retirement—albeit as more of a joke than an actual plan.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Netflix has dropped a first look at the sixth and final season teasing that answer.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of teasing

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The title references Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 nonfiction book about darkening his skin to pass for Black in the Jim Crow South.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
During a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the face of the sun, darkening the sky and revealing just the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of darkening

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Former Ferrari president and chairman Luca di Montezemolo joined analysts and investors in mocking the model as ugly and decidedly un-Ferrari-like at a time where other luxury automakers were scaling back their own EV efforts amid low demand.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Thousands of comments flooded the post mocking the department for spending its time on such a trivial matter.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mocking

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Forward vision is excellent because there’s no roof, A-pillars, or much of anything obscuring your view (the only model above the Signature Edition, called the Grand Touring, does include a roof of sorts).

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The glass is reeded and translucent, obscuring the line cooks behind it.

— Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026

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