Synonyms 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.

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

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

   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

   Synonyms:
   promise, pledge, agreement

   Antonyms:
   release, liberation

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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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, non-involvement, nonparticipation

2. date, appointment, engagementnoun

   a meeting arranged in advance

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

   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

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

3. betrothal, troth, engagementnoun

   a mutual promise to marry

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

   Antonyms:
   non-engagement, nonparticipation, non-involvement

4. employment, engagementnoun

   the act of giving someone a job

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

   Antonyms:
   non-involvement, nonparticipation, non-engagement

5. engagement, bookingnoun

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

   "the play had bookings throughout the summer"

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

   Antonyms:
   nonparticipation, non-involvement, non-engagement

6. engagement, mesh, meshing, interlockingnoun

   contact by fitting together

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

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

   Antonyms:
   non-involvement, non-engagement, nonparticipation

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"

   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

   Antonyms:
   nonparticipation, non-involvement, non-engagement

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Employment
   • Group Action
   • Meeting

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1. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   promise, stipulation, assurance, contract, pledge, obligation

2. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   employment, occupation, business, AVOCATION, calling, vocation

3. engagementnoun

   Synonyms:
   battle, conflict, combat, contest, action, fight, encounter, rencounter

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1. engagementnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "engagement":

   commitment, participation, involvement, betrothal, recruitment, mobilization, undertaking, compromise, commitments, collaboration, mission, intervention, dedication, hiring, participate, pledge, clash

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How to use engagement in a sentence?

1. The LSE:

   Accordingly, the board unanimously rejects the conditional proposal and, given its fundamental flaws, sees no merit in further engagement.

2. Ahmed Awad:

   We need the U.S. government to continue to lend its political and logistical support to the legitimate government and the Arab coalition, this will, in turn, help reinstating the government institutions, which will curb AQAP operations and lead to its demise. The conflict, according to the U.N., has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people, displaced millions and gutted the infrastructure of the country, already considered the poorest in the Middle East before the war began. Over the past few months, Yemen has been devastated not only by bombs and bullets, but has experienced a severe return of the once almost extinct – and under normal circumstances highly treatable – cholera. American involvement in the fight is increasing. Although the U.S. was forced to shutter Yemen Embassy in Washington D.C. in Yemen in 2015 and pull out special operations forces pursuing AQAP operatives as the conflict spiraled, the American military isincreasinglyembroiled in the embattled nation. U.S. troops have returned in small numbers, and the Trump administration has vastly accelerated the number of operations in the region in recent months. America’s engagement inside Yemen and its backing of The Saudi-led coalition, which supports Mubarak and the rest of the internationally-recognized government, is steeped in controversy. Government forces, Houthi rebels and Al-Qaeda factions control different parts of war-torn Yemen Much of the international media and human rights bodies have accused the U.S. of propping up a bloody Saudi-initiated war, a criticism Mubarak sharply denies. Some of the criticism may reflect a misunderstanding of the history and nature of the conflict. While many have framed the war as a Sunni-Shia sectarian conflict, Mubarak insists the two groups of Muslims, Shia and Sunni, have co-existed in Yemen for a very long time. ISIS, SQUEEZED OUT OF IRAQ AND SYRIA, NOW' REGROUPING' IN LIBYA, ANALYSTS SAY AL QAEDA IN AFGHANISTAN : HOW TERROR GROUP SURVIVES, THRIVES YEMENI REBELS SAY TARGETED UAE SHIP OF The Saudi-led coalition.

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. An FCPS spokesperson:

   Panorama Education will use the funding to expand its tools that help school districts develop students’ social and emotional skills, promote family engagement with school, and increase college readiness.

5. Bo Machayo:

   Having served in the [ Obama ] administration, I realize the importance of young Americans being involved in policy making decisions and engagement opportunities, i think this proposal and memo really makes a lot of sense. There's a lot of great diversity in this coalition, and this memo will help drive administration priorities with a particular eye to Young Americans.