Synonyms for engagement
ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənten·gage·ment

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1. engagement

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, battle, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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1. engagement

   Synonyms:
   promise, pledge, agreement

   Antonyms:
   release, liberation

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1. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

   "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, competitiveness, troth, fighting, booking, difference, struggle, mesh, interlocking, betrothal, battle, involution, difference of opinion, participation, employment, dispute, scrap, appointment, meshing, involvement, combat, date

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation

2. date, appointment, engagementnoun

   a meeting arranged in advance

   "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, booking, employment, assignment, particular date, mesh, interlocking, appointment, battle, involution, participation, designation, escort, involvement, betrothal, day of the month, appointee, meshing, fitting, naming, date

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

3. betrothal, troth, engagementnoun

   a mutual promise to marry

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, booking, involution, espousal, interlocking, battle, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, mesh, date, plight

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

4. employment, engagementnoun

   the act of giving someone a job

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, usage, booking, involution, mesh, interlocking, battle, work, employ, utilization, utilisation, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, use, date, exercise

   Antonyms:
   non-involvement, nonparticipation, non-engagement

5. engagement, bookingnoun

   employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time

   "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, involution, troth, booking, mesh, interlocking, battle, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, date, reservation, fight

   Antonyms:
   nonparticipation, non-involvement, non-engagement

6. engagement, mesh, meshing, interlockingnoun

   contact by fitting together

   "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, involution, troth, mesh topology, booking, meshwork, network, mesh, interlocking, battle, net, participation, employment, interlock, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, date, fight

   Antonyms:
   non-involvement, non-engagement, nonparticipation

7. engagement, participation, involvement, involutionnoun

   the act of sharing in the activities of a group

   "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, involution, exponentiation, troth, booking, elaborateness, amour, mesh, interlocking, battle, affaire, affair, enfolding, intricacy, liaison, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, elaboration, interest, appointment, meshing, intimacy, date, fight

   Antonyms:
   nonparticipation, non-involvement, non-engagement

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Employment
   • Group Action
   • Meeting

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1. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   promise, stipulation, assurance, contract, pledge, obligation

2. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   employment, occupation, business, AVOCATION, calling, vocation

3. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   battle, conflict, combat, contest, action, fight, encounter, rencounter

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1. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   betrothal, affiance, betrothment, contract, pledge, stipulation, promise, encounter, combat, fight, conflict, action

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1. List of paraphrases for "engagement":

   commitment, participation, involvement, betrothal, recruitment, mobilization, undertaking, compromise, commitments, collaboration, mission, intervention, dedication, hiring, participate, pledge, clash

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How to use engagement in a sentence?

1. Caitlin Cossaboom:

   The response in this outbreak -- including rapidly identifying people that had been exposed to the dead animals, providing them with antibiotics post-exposure and then starting the community engagement to raise awareness on what was going on -- was so critical, all of those actions together -- or this really rapid multisectorial response -- was the key to having a successful outcome.

2. Tim Cook:

   At a moment of rampant disinformation and conspiracy theories juiced by algorithms, we can no longer turn a blind eye to a theory of technology that says all engagement is good engagement — the longer the better — and all with the goal of collecting as much data as possible.

3. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif:

   The Iranians has made a decision, a political decision to go for engagement with dignity. I believe our negotiation partners also need to make this decision.

4. Jessica Thomas:

   It would be impossible to submit a compliant (bid) ... without such broad ranging industrial engagement.

5. Sanam Hafeez:

   The author of this study … found that [the slowing of teen development]was primarily because of this cellphone and tablet engagement, being on social media; Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat etc., children don’t feel the need to leave their home.