inserting

VERB

put, tuck in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embed enter fill in imbed implant include inject introduce stick

STRONG

admit infix infuse inlay insinuate instill intercalate interject interlope interpolate interpose intrude obtrude place root set shoehorn

WEAK

drag in lug in pop in shove in squeeze in work in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

erase forget

STRONG

dislodge displace halt leave alone remove

WEAK

take out withdraw

Example Sentences

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To study this system, researchers recorded brain activity in mice by inserting electrodes and stimulating neurons with light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

More than a dozen large TV monitors display close-up video, also streamed online, of election workers’ hands inserting ballots into machines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Once logged in, I had the option to choose between five different filming feeds, each showing several hotel rooms - visible as soon as a guest triggered the electricity supply by inserting their key card.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Control rods are a device used to control the nuclear chain reaction in the reactor core, which can be accelerated by slightly withdrawing them, or slowed down or stopped completely by inserting them deeper.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

By inserting only in various places, you can give the sentence many different meanings.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner