Related Searches
Nearby Words
Sign on
Ads
Sign For on eBay www.ebay.com/hair-care Big savings on Sign For. Free Shipping available. Buy Now!
Thesaurus.com's Mobile Apps www.thesaurus.com/mobile Ad-Free, Offline Content, Synonyms, Antonyms and More! Take Millions of Words With You Everywhere. Download Now!
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select for military force |
| Synonyms: | call up, choose, conscribe, conscript, dragoon, enlist, enroll, impress, indite, induct, muster, press, recruit, sign on, sign up |
| Notes: | wind moves horizontally, while a draft moves vertically |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hire for job, use |
| Synonyms: | appoint, bespeak, book, bring on board, charter, come on board, commission, contract, employ, enlist, enroll, ink, lease, place, prearrange, put on, rent, reserve, retain, secure, sign on, sign up, take on, truck with |
| Antonyms: | banish, discharge, dismiss, eject, expel, fire, let go, oust, release |
| Main Entry: | enlist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for responsibility |
| Synonyms: | admit, appoint, assign, attract, call to arms, call up, conscribe, conscript, draft, embody, employ, engage, enroll, enter, enter into, gather, get, hire, hitch, incorporate, induct, initiate, inscribe, interest, join, join up, levy, list, mobilize, muster, oblige, obtain, place, press into service, procure, record, recruit, register, reserve, secure, serve, sign on, take on, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, shun |
| Main Entry: | enroll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sign up for membership |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, become student, call up, employ, engage, enlist, enter, join, join up, matriculate, muster, obtain, recruit, register, serve, sign on, subscribe, take course, take on |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, ignore, pass, reject |
| Main Entry: | enter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embark on; take part in |
| Synonyms: | become member, begin, commence, commit oneself, enlist, enroll, get oneself into, inaugurate, join, join up, lead off, muster*, open, participate in, set about, set out on, set to, sign on, sign up, start, subscribe, take up, tee off |
| Antonyms: | abstain, forget, refrain, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commission for responsibility, use |
| Synonyms: | add to payroll, appoint, authorize, book, bring in, bring on board, carry, charter, contract for, delegate, draft, employ, empower, engage, enlist, exploit, fill a position, find help, give a break, give job to, give work, ink, lease, let, make use of, obtain, occupy, pick, place, pledge, procure, promise, put on*, put to work, rent, retain, secure, select, sign on, sign up, sublease, sublet, take on, truck with, utilize |
| Antonyms: | discharge, fire, lay off, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | induct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take into an organization |
| Synonyms: | conscript, draft, enlist, inaugurate, initiate, install, instate, introduce, invest, recruit, sign on, sign up, swear in |
| Antonyms: | blackball, expel, reject, turn away |
| Main Entry: | join |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affiliate with organization |
| Synonyms: | align, associate with, be in, come aboard, consort, cooperate, enlist, enroll, enter, fall in with, follow, go to, mingle with, pair with, plug into, side with, sign on, sign up, take part in, take up with, team up with, throw in with, tie up with |
| Antonyms: | leave, resign, withdraw |
| Main Entry: | muster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather, come together |
| Synonyms: | assemble, call together, call up, collect, congregate, congress, convene, convoke, enroll, enter, group, join up, marshal, meet, mobilize, organize, raise, rally, rendezvous, round up, sign on, sign up, summon |
| Antonyms: | divide, remove, separate, throw away |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
