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. Oscar Wilde:

   I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.

2. Umer Karim:

   Those optics are optics of rehabilitation, re-engagement on a strategic level.

3. General Philip Breedlove:

   Any attempt to violate the sovereignty of one NATO nation will result in the decisive military engagement of all NATO nations.

4. Scott Morrison:

   This engagement here, particularly with Fiji, but also with so many nations around the Pacific, and particularly that security engagement that we're having here, is all about keeping the whole region safe and stable, and secure.

5. Pete Stavros:

   Private equity is all about alignment. You put the right incentives in place and do the broader engagement work to show people you actually care, and the results start to pour out.