Synonyms of engagements

engagements

noun

plural of engagement

1

as in betrothals

the act or state of being engaged to be married

the fun couple recently announced their engagement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• betrothals
• espousals
• troths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disengagements

2

as in dates

an agreement to be present at a specified time and place

a lifelong practice of marking all of my engagements on a weekly calendar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dates
• rendezvous
• appointments
• assignations
• meetings
• schedules
• trysts
• arrangements
• visits
• interviews
• invitations
• get-togethers
• calls

3

as in employments

the state of being provided with a paying job

his engagement as a caddie at the golf club was his first work experience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• employments
• employs
• works
• appointments
• assignments
• tenures
• hires
• positions
• occupations
• situations
• enlistments
• conscriptions
• recruitments
• posts
• places
• incumbencies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissals
• discharges
• boots
• firings
• removals
• sacks
• suspensions
• unemployments
• retirements
• liberties
• severances
• leaves
• demotions
• layoffs
• furloughs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of engagements

The Prince and Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, combined their visit to the Commonwealth Games with other engagements. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Aug. 2026

The amount of time spent on social engagements with friends went down 20 hours per month. — Taylor Seely, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Batalon first set the record straight about the back-to-back engagements during a March 2025 interview with Metro Entertainment, explaining that his proposal plans were solidified before Holland’s. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Murguía said the investments will go toward canvassing, phone banking and digital engagements. — Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Kavinsky’s recent musical engagements include performing at the Closing Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Paris 2024 Paralympics as part of a celebration of French electronic music. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 July 2026

Packham has been a longtime favorite British designer of the Princess of Wales, dating back to her first official royal engagements in 2011. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Despite battling an undisclosed form of cancer, Charles has attended official engagements on 175 days over the past year. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026

Without the original staffers, though, its X pages have withered with few engagements on most posts. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026