Antonyms for engagement
ɛnˈgeɪdʒ mənten·gage·ment

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1. engagement

   Conflict is a general word which describes opponents, whether individuals or hosts, as dashed together. One continuous conflict between entire armies is a battle. Another battle may be fought upon the same field after a considerable interval; or a new battle may follow immediately, the armies meeting upon a new field. An action is brief and partial; a battle may last for days. Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement. A protracted war, including many battles, may be a stubborn contest. Combat, originally a hostile encounter between individuals, is now used also for extensive engagements. A skirmish is between small detachments or scattered troops. An encounter may be either purposed or accidental, between individuals or armed forces. Fight is a word of less dignity than battle; we should not ordinarily speak of Waterloo as a fight, unless where the word is used in the sense of fighting; as, I was in the thick of the fight.

   Antonyms:
   armistice, concord, peace, suspension of hostilities, truce

   Synonyms:
   action, affair, battle, bout, combat, conflict, contest, encounter, fight, passage of arms, skirmish, strife

   Preposition:
   A battle of giants; battle between armies; a battle for life, against invaders; a battle to the death; the battle of (more rarely at) Marathon.

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1. engagement

   Antonyms:
   release, liberation

   Synonyms:
   promise, pledge, agreement

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Employment
   • Group Action
   • Meeting

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1. battle, conflict, fight, engagementnoun

   a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

   "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, competitiveness, troth, fighting, booking, difference, struggle, mesh, interlocking, betrothal, battle, involution, difference of opinion, participation, employment, dispute, scrap, appointment, meshing, involvement, combat, date

2. date, appointment, engagementnoun

   a meeting arranged in advance

   "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, booking, employment, assignment, particular date, mesh, interlocking, appointment, battle, involution, participation, designation, escort, involvement, betrothal, day of the month, appointee, meshing, fitting, naming, date

3. betrothal, troth, engagementnoun

   a mutual promise to marry

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, booking, involution, espousal, interlocking, battle, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, mesh, date, plight

4. employment, engagementnoun

   the act of giving someone a job

   Antonyms:
   non-involvement, nonparticipation, non-engagement

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, usage, booking, involution, mesh, interlocking, battle, work, employ, utilization, utilisation, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, use, date, exercise

5. engagement, bookingnoun

   employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time

   "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

   Antonyms:
   nonparticipation, non-involvement, non-engagement

   Synonyms:
   conflict, involution, troth, booking, mesh, interlocking, battle, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, date, reservation, fight

6. engagement, mesh, meshing, interlockingnoun

   contact by fitting together

   "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears"

   Antonyms:
   non-involvement, non-engagement, nonparticipation

   Synonyms:
   conflict, involution, troth, mesh topology, booking, meshwork, network, mesh, interlocking, battle, net, participation, employment, interlock, involvement, betrothal, appointment, meshing, date, fight

7. engagement, participation, involvement, involutionnoun

   the act of sharing in the activities of a group

   "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

   Antonyms:
   nonparticipation, non-involvement, non-engagement

   Synonyms:
   conflict, involution, exponentiation, troth, booking, elaborateness, amour, mesh, interlocking, battle, affaire, affair, enfolding, intricacy, liaison, participation, employment, involvement, betrothal, elaboration, interest, appointment, meshing, intimacy, date, fight

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1. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   betrothal, affiance, betrothment, contract, pledge, stipulation, promise, encounter, combat, fight, conflict, action

How to use engagement in a sentence?

1. Alex Padilla:

   If we are serious about slowing the revolving door at our jails and prisons, and serious about reducing recidivism, we need to engage - not shun - former-offenders, voting is a key part of that engagement.

2. Jessica Liu:

   The social networks have one goal : They need to drive user engagement in order to serve ads.

3. Paul Ryan:

   The president has been bringing members down and talking to members and closing the deal, this is so encouraging—we’ve never seen this kind of presidential engagement with our members before—President Trump and Vice President Pence are rolling up their sleeves.

4. Dan Brien:

   Nobody works in isolation. There is engagement at all levels during a crisis.

5. David Borochov:

   Around that time (of the engagement), we started seeing more sales of yellow gold and the last couple months it's increased more, yellow gold jewelry sales have risen about 30 percent this year.

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