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Definitions

sign on

[sahyn-on, -awn] / ˈsaɪnˌɒn, -ˌɔn /

VERB

answer the call

Synonyms

WEAK

enlist join up volunteer

VERB

draft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call up choose press recruit

STRONG

conscript dragoon enlist enroll impress indite induct muster

WEAK

conscribe sign up

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid dodge neglect reject

VERB

employ

Synonyms

STRONGEST

engage enlist hire retain

STRONG

commission contract ink obtain place procure secure

WEAK

bring on board come on board contract for put on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discharge fire let go release shun

STRONG

forfeit lose

WEAK

ignore lay off misuse unemploy

VERB

engage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

employ enlist

STRONG

appoint bespeak book charter commission contract enroll ink lease place prearrange rent reserve retain secure

WEAK

bring on board come on board put on sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shun

STRONG

cancel dismiss fire free let go lose reject spend

WEAK

banish break off break up decline defuse discharge disconnect eject expel give up oust refuse release surrender yield

VERB

enlist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit appoint assign attract call up conscript employ engage enroll enter gather hire join mobilize recruit serve volunteer

STRONG

draft embody get hitch incorporate induct initiate inscribe interest levy list muster oblige obtain place procure record register reserve secure

WEAK

call to arms conscribe enter into join up press into service take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel discharge dismiss divide eject expel fire ignore lay off leave let go oust refrain refuse reject repel separate shun stop withdraw

STRONG

exclude forfeit forget lose remove unfasten

WEAK

avoid dodge

VERB

enroll

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit employ engage enlist enter join obtain recruit register

STRONG

matriculate muster serve subscribe

WEAK

become student call up join up take course take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline deny dismiss dispute eject erase expel fire leave let go oust refuse reject shun withdraw

WEAK

avoid cancel dodge ignore neglect pass

VERB

enter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin join open start

STRONG

commence enlist enroll inaugurate muster subscribe

WEAK

become member commit oneself get oneself into join up lead off participate in set about set out on set to sign up take up tee off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete conclude die end finish

STRONG

avoid dodge stop

WEAK

abstain delete depart erase exit forget go leave refrain withdraw

VERB

grant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept accord allocate allot assign award bestow cede donate give invest permit transfer

STRONG

accede acknowledge acquiesce admit assume avow bless concede confer convey drop impart own present profess relinquish stake suppose surrender transmit vouchsafe yield

WEAK

agree to come across come around come through consent to gift with give a thumbs-up give in give out give the nod go along with own up shake on sign off on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disagree disallow fight hold keep refuse reject take withhold

STRONG

conceal condemn contradict disapprove disavow dispute dissent hide protest refrain renounce repudiate veto

VERB

hire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appoint bring in draft employ engage enlist lease obtain pick promise rent retain select

STRONG

authorize book carry charter delegate empower exploit ink let occupy place pledge procure secure sublease sublet utilize

WEAK

add to payroll bring on board contract for fill a position find help give a break give job to give work make use of put on put to work sign up take on truck with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dismiss fire let go lose refuse reject release shun

STRONG

cancel

WEAK

discharge lay off

VERB

induct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conscript enlist inaugurate recruit swear in

STRONG

draft initiate install introduce invest

WEAK

instate sign up

Antonyms

STRONG

close end finish take away

WEAK

blackball expel reject turn away

VERB

join

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cooperate enlist enter follow side with

STRONG

align consort enroll

WEAK

associate with be in come aboard fall in with go to mingle with pair with plug into sign up take part in take up with team up with throw in with tie up with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid shun stop

WEAK

disjoin divide leave resign separate withdraw

VERB

muster

Synonyms

STRONG

assemble collect congregate congress convene convoke enroll enter group marshal meet mobilize organize raise rally rendezvous summon

WEAK

call together call up join up round up sign up

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid cancel destroy dismiss disorganize disperse divide dodge ignore neglect scatter separate stop

WEAK

remove throw away

VERB

recruit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call up draft engage enlist enroll improve mobilize raise round up select

STRONG

augment better deliver gain impress induct levy muster obtain procure proselytize reanimate recoup recover recuperate refresh regain reinforce renew repair replenish repossess restore retrieve revive strengthen supply

WEAK

build up call to arms fill up find human resources sign up store up take in take on win over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid cancel decline decrease diminish dismiss dodge ignore neglect refuse reject shun stop

STRONG

break damage destroy deteriorate forfeit hurt kill lose miss ruin waste weaken worsen

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enroll file join list record sign up

STRONG

catalogue chronicle enlist inscribe note schedule subscribe

WEAK

check in set down sign up for take down weigh in

Antonyms

WEAK

eradicate erase

Example Sentences

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But whoever does sign on will be intensely scrutinized while the Nielsen numbers are closely watched.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Later, he said he wanted Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to sign on to the Abraham Accords, establishing or expanding diplomatic relations with Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“That sequencing is what makes diesel approaching its 2022 highs the bigger concern, even when the headlines follow the gas station sign on the corner,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The FDA still has to sign on, though.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

A sign on the door reads “DANGER: ELECTRIC—Keep Out!”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

sign on

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