ENGAGE (IN) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

engage (in)

verb

Definition of engage (in)

as in to work (at)

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Verb

Dylan Edwards was too sick to practice with his Kansas football teammates on Wednesday morning on the fields adjacent to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

— Gary Bedore October 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Learning, practicing, and engaging in self-control is essential to leading a good life.

— Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of practice

Verb

The Department of Justice also argued in a brief in support of the companies that the federal government alone is able to bring about any action regulating interstate emissions.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The ongoing civil lawsuit may also bring about systemic changes, even as some accuse Cornell of treating the seven defendants too lightly.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of bring about

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Hamas has denied trying to carry out attacks or rebuild its arsenal and accuses Israel of undermining the Gaza peace deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of carry out

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Game 3 pits Yankees ace Max Fried against the Rays' 15-game winner, Nick Martinez, to keep New York alive.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Atlanta’s bullpen has kept the Dodgers off-balance, and the Braves will have ace Chris Sale on the mound for Game 3.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ace

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The top tier of college football, known now as the Football Bowl Subdivision, resembles the professional game more with each passing year, prompting calls to implement rules to better manage the sport.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Perhaps some credit would also go to their human creators, those putting forth insightful prompts, and those creatively implementing the work.

— Jeffrey S. Flier, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of implement

Verb

Crab shells, whole and in pieces, turned up all over the school, to be swept away with the dust and fallen leaves and other litter, placed in a trash bag, and carried off behind the buildings to the incinerator.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Burns was carried off the field by teammates Aaron Stinnie and Andrew Thomas.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of carry off

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