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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'engage'

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1. (verb) prosecute, engage, pursue
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
Synonyms: rent, quest for, act on, prosecute, occupy, follow up on, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, engage, go after, follow, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, quest after, plight, enlist
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

2. (verb) absorb, engross, engage, occupy
consume all of one's attention or time
Synonyms: take in, suck up, affiance, enlist, plight, engross, use up, prosecute, lock, hire, soak up, take, worry, suck, employ, lodge in, fill, take over, invade, steep, concern, pursue, betroth, busy, sop up, lease, charter, imbibe, plunge, mesh, wage, reside, rent, interest, draw, assimilate, absorb, occupy, ingest, immerse, engulf, take up, operate, engage
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

3. (verb) hire, engage, employ
engage or hire for work
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, use, engross, charter, mesh, utilise, operate, employ, absorb, engage, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, utilize, apply, plight, enlist
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

4. (verb) engage
ask to represent; of legal counsel
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

5. (verb) betroth, engage, affiance, plight
give to in marriage
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, pledge, operate, employ, absorb, engage, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

6. (verb) engage
get caught
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist
Antonyms: withdraw, disengage

7. (verb) engage, wage
carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, engage, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

8. (verb) engage, enlist
hire for work or assistance
Synonyms: rent, prosecute, occupy, draft, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, engage, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, muster in, plight, enlist
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

9. (verb) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
engage for service under a term of contract
Synonyms: require, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, wage, absorb, necessitate, consume, affiance, operate, demand, employ, lock, consider, need, rent, enlist, pick out, remove, aim, plight, contract, adopt, film, fill, pursue, lease, take aim, prosecute, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, drive, let, make, claim, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, engross, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, shoot, engage, direct, charter, contain, subscribe, betroth, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, hire, accept, guide, admit, mesh, ask, conduct
Antonyms: withdraw, disengage

10. (verb) engage, mesh, lock, operate
keep engaged
Synonyms: engross, operate, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, lock, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away, engage
Antonyms: disengage, withdraw

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'engage'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. engage
Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we
Synonyms: bind, compel, fetter, oblige, restrict, shackle, engage, fix, restrain, secure, tie, fasten
Antonyms: free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

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