conscriptions

noun

plural of conscription
as in recruitments
the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army. a campaign to end conscription

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscriptions
  1. inductions
  2. drafts
  3. registrations
  4. assignments
  5. enrollments
  6. appointments
Noun
  • Bailey was honored with a pair of inductions during his coaching career, reaching the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in his native Missouri and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Trump, who has voiced contempt for both Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, has not yet commented on the inductions.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
Definition of inductions
Noun
  • That covers chat, coding help, content drafts, and image ideas in a single workflow, with no copy-pasting between apps to compare outputs.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
  • The suite may be temperature-controlled, but the traditional sash windows do let in the faintest of drafts on the coldest winter days.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
Definition of drafts
Noun
  • In March, new company registrations rose 59% year-on-year, Economy Middle East also said.
    — Henri Al Helaly, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Kindergarten enrolment has been plunging for years, with the number of registrations falling by a quarter just between 2020 and 2024.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of registrations
Noun
  • Review pay equity across the full employee lifecycle The gap builds through merit increases, high-visibility assignments, and who gets moved into leadership.
    — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • League assignments are final and may not be changed except at The Athletic’s sole discretion.
    — The Athletic, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • Those problematic enrollments have real consequences and are worth shutting down.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Hospice usually happens at home rather than in a facility, but enrollments are often too short to be helpful.
    — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
Definition of enrollments
Noun
  • The positions require Senate confirmation, except in temporary appointments.
    — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Medical-tourism concierges can arrange everything from virtual consultations and physician vetting to airport transfers, translators, hotel stays, private nurses, lymphatic massages and postoperative appointments.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of appointments
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

conscription
conscriptions
conscripts
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Conscriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscriptions. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of itinerant

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 24

Why do we say 'fly off the handle'?
See More

Popular

See More

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
thumbnail graphic with text word of the day quiz
Weekly "Word of the Day" Quiz See how well you know each Word of the Day for Ju...
See All