Synonyms of entering

entering

verb

present participle of enter

1

as in accessing

to go or come in or into

the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accessing
• penetrating
• piercing
• invading
• stepping into
• setting foot in
• infiltrating
• bursting (in or into)
• encroaching
• wandering (into)
• intruding
• popping (in)
• waltzing (in)
• dropping in
• trespassing
• infringing
• straying (into)
• barging (in)
• breezing (in)
• crashing
• gate-crashing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaving
• departing
• exiting

2

as in joining

to become a member of

patriotic young men and women entering the armed services

debutantes entering society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joining
• rejoining
• reentering
• enrolling (in)
• enlisting (in)
• signing up (for)
• signing on (for)
• reenrolling
• reenlisting
• re-enrolling
• re-enlisting
• getting in
• re-upping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdrawing
• quitting
• demitting
• dropping out

3

as in recording

to put (someone or something) on a list

new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recording
• listing
• filing
• enrolling
• registering
• scheduling
• cataloguing
• cataloging
• inscribing
• indexing
• compiling
• classifying
• booking
• noting
• slating
• putting down
• tabulating
• carding
• tallying
• rescheduling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deleting

4

as in receiving

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

the club enters only five new members a year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• receiving
• admitting
• taking
• welcoming
• confirming
• entertaining
• ratifying
• fellowshiping
• fellowshipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• banning
• barring
• refusing
• rejecting
• dismissing
• declining
• disallowing
• disapproving
• expelling
• banishing
• blacklisting
• ousting
• throwing out
• deporting
• ostracizing
• exiling
• blackballing