What are some opposite words for engage?

Antonyms for engage
ɛnˈgeɪdʒen·gage

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  1. engageverb

    Antonyms:
    disengage

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. engage

    Binding is primarily by something flexible, as a cord or bandage drawn closely around an object or group of objects, as when we bind up a wounded limb. We bind a sheaf of wheat with a cord; we tie the cord in a knot; we fasten by any means that will make things hold together, as a board by nails, or a door by a lock. The verbs tie and fasten are scarcely used in the figurative sense, tho, using the noun, we speak of the ties of affection. Bind has an extensive figurative use. One is bound by conscience or honor; he is obliged by some imperious necessity; engaged by his own promise; compelled by physical force or its moral equivalent.

    Antonyms:
    free, loose, set free, unbind, unfasten, unloose, untie

    Synonyms:
    bind, compel, fasten, fetter, fix, oblige, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, tie

    Preposition:
    Bind to a pillar; unto an altar; to a service; bind one with chains or in chains; one is bound by a contract; a splint is bound upon a limb; the arms may be bound to the sides or behind the back; bind a wreath about, around, or round the head; twigs are bound in or into fagots; for military purposes, they are bound at both ends and in the middle; one is bound by a contract, or bound under a penalty to fulfil a contract.

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  1. engage

    Antonyms:
    decline, refuse, withdraw, dismiss, discard, extricate, disengage

    Synonyms:
    promise, undertake, vouch, employ, occupy, hire, gain, attract, enlist, stipulate, pledge, agree, buy, adopt, involve

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  1. prosecute, engage, pursueverb

    carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

    "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    rent, quest for, act on, prosecute, occupy, follow up on, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, go after, follow, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, quest after, plight, enlist

  2. absorb, engross, engage, occupyverb

    consume all of one's attention or time

    "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    take in, suck up, affiance, enlist, plight, engross, use up, prosecute, lock, hire, soak up, take, worry, suck, employ, lodge in, fill, take over, invade, steep, concern, pursue, betroth, busy, sop up, lease, charter, imbibe, plunge, mesh, wage, reside, rent, interest, draw, assimilate, absorb, occupy, ingest, immerse, engulf, take up, operate

  3. hire, engage, employverb

    engage or hire for work

    "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    rent, prosecute, occupy, use, engross, charter, mesh, utilise, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, utilize, apply, plight, enlist

  4. engageverb

    ask to represent; of legal counsel

    "I'm retaining a lawyer"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

  5. betroth, engage, affiance, plightverb

    give to in marriage

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, pledge, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

  6. engageverb

    get caught

    "make sure the gear is engaged"

    Antonyms:
    withdraw, disengage

    Synonyms:
    rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

  7. engage, wageverb

    carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

    "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    rent, prosecute, occupy, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, plight, enlist

  8. engage, enlistverb

    hire for work or assistance

    "engage aid, help, services, or support"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    rent, prosecute, occupy, draft, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, pursue, lease, muster in, plight, enlist

  9. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, takeverb

    engage for service under a term of contract

    "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

    Antonyms:
    withdraw, disengage

    Synonyms:
    require, read, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, wage, absorb, necessitate, consume, affiance, operate, demand, employ, lock, consider, need, rent, enlist, pick out, remove, aim, plight, contract, adopt, film, fill, pursue, lease, take aim, prosecute, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, drive, let, make, claim, get, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, engross, call for, take in, bring, submit, convey, shoot, direct, charter, contain, subscribe, betroth, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, hire, accept, guide, admit, mesh, ask, conduct

  10. engage, mesh, lock, operateverb

    keep engaged

    "engaged the gears"

    Antonyms:
    disengage, withdraw

    Synonyms:
    engross, operate, affiance, enlist, plight, operate on, run, function, lock, hire, interlace, maneuver, take, employ, lock up, shut up, ensnarl, enmesh, pursue, control, manoeuver, go, prosecute, manoeuvre, lease, shut away, charter, betroth, mesh, wage, rent, work, lock in, lock away, absorb, occupy, interlock, put away

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  1. engageverb

    Synonyms:
    pledge, bind, commit, betroth, affiance, plight, engross, employ, busy, occupy

How to use engage in a sentence?

  1. Michael Kimberly:

    If this Court does not take the opportunity, once and for all, to condemn political gerrymandering as the First Amendment violation that it is, it will be giving a green light to lawmakers across the country to engage in gerrymandering in 2020 like never before.

  2. Jill Castle:

    There's nothing like hands-on food assembly to engage children and make teachable moments about food and nutrition come alive.

  3. Judith Zackson:

    During a crisis and isolation, many take an inventory of their lives and dare to be themselves, and engage in weird, creative, and non-conforming patterns.

  4. Charles Brownstein:

    The books on this list address issues of race, sexuality, sexual preference, religion, substance abuse and many other concerns related to contemporary life, that's the job we charge our authors with: using art to provide a safe place for audiences to engage with topics of substance in a way that allows them to make their own conclusions.

  5. Eric Adams:

    I need that right balance, and I do n’t want the people of this city to believe that the mayor is not approachable and he’s not willing to engage with them on the level that I want to represent, you saw I took the subway system on my Day One in office, and those are the types of things that I ’m going to do. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

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#5227loose
#5615decline
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#7367refuse
#10524withdraw
#15596dismiss
#17665discard
#69437disengage
#80044untie
#88509extricate
#102992unbind
#258555unfasten

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