Engage Synonyms and Antonyms

ĕn-gāj
To cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bespeak
  2. book
  3. reserve
To occupy
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. occupy
  2. involve
  3. keep busy
  4. employ
  5. absorb
  6. interest
  7. engross
Antonyms:
  1. disengage
To enmesh, especially gears
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. mesh
  2. agree
  3. contract
  4. fasten
  5. interlock
  6. pledge
  7. join
  8. promise
  9. hire
  10. rent
  11. lock
  12. undertake
  13. absorb
  14. affiance
  15. arrest
  16. battle
  17. betroth
  18. bind
  19. book
  20. busy
  21. commit
  22. lease
  23. conduce
  24. embark
  25. employ
  26. engross
  27. entangle
  28. enter
  29. fascinate
  30. interest
  31. interlace
  32. involve
  33. occupy
  34. participate
  35. persuade
  36. plight
  37. reserve
  38. secure
  39. charter
  40. take
  41. operate
Antonyms:
  1. disengage
To involve (someone) in an activity
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. draw in
To enter into conflict with
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. meet
  2. battle
  3. encounter
  4. clash with
  5. betroth
  6. assault
  7. take on
  8. affiance
  9. plight
Antonyms:
  1. surrender
  2. break off
  3. yield
  4. give up
  5. break up
To make busy
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. busy
  2. employ
  3. occupy
To cause to be busy or in use
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. monopolize
  2. occupy
  3. preempt
  4. tie-up
To come or bring together and interlock
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. mesh
Antonyms:
  1. disconnect
  2. defuse
  3. cancel
To arrange for the use of; reserve:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. book
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. affianced
  2. betrothed
  3. engaged

Words Related to Engage

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Engage Sentence Examples

  • He may not engage in any business.

  • Another class of subjects was now to engage his attention.

  • Left with nothing else to do, Dean turned to Gladys Turnbull, more out of inn-keeper politeness than a desire to engage this strange woman in lengthy conversation.

  • Restrictions on their occupations were everywhere common, and as the Church forbade Christians to engage in usury, this was the only trade open to the Jews.

  • She was forbidden to engage the operator in any conversation and make the call as brief as possible.

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