ENGAGES Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

engages

verb

present tense third-person singular of engage

as in occupies

to hold the attention of the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening

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as in faces

to enter into contest or conflict with the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy

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as in commits

to obligate by prior agreement we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital

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reneges

as in employs

to provide with a paying job the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate

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as in hires

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom

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Recent Examples of engages Inspiratory muscle strength training involves a handheld device that actively engages the diaphragm by forcing you to breathe against resistance. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 10 Nov. 2026 How the Citadel system detects and engages drones Citadel, also identified as the ZAK-30, is a 30 mm anti-aircraft artillery system. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 To combat this, WWF-Pakistan engages the public and private sectors and communities to address action items like groundwater recharge to replenish underground stores, rainwater harvesting, water efficiency in agriculture and reusing wastewater. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Unlike the Vienna Philharmonic, which has no music director and engages only guest conductors, Berlin is led by a single musician with a distinct personality. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Formlabs also includes a generously sized circular bubble level to place on top of the machine, along with a clever adjustment disc that engages the leveling feet from the front, back, or sides. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The Simply Fit Board is a curved balancing platform that engages one’s core while strengthening the legs and back. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026 Ironically, the one spot where Dearborn Park genuinely engages the cityscape is along the west side of State south of Roosevelt where a row of single-family homes follows Chicago’s typical development pattern. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 The combined implication of transitivity and the infinitive verb is that, speaking conceptually, the artist engages a category of encounter that is absolute, while process and contingency govern the actuality of the work as a function of time. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Taylor Swift occupies the number two spot with a value of about $2 billion.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2026
Hundreds of civilians evacuated and children reunited with their families are victories worth celebrating, but Russia still occupies Ukrainian territory and the larger business of making peace remains unfinished.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of occupies

Verb

What the creator economy has introduced is the ability to spot signals of franchise potential long before anyone commits hundreds of millions of dollars.

— Adam Goodman, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed in August, commits the three countries to regard an attack against one as an attack on all three, and to deepen military cooperation in other ways.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of commits

Verb

Today, Sonic Fire Tech employs around 20 people and is working toward certification.

— Salomé Grouard, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
When a child is sick, parents do not think about hospital systems, organizational boundaries or which institution employs which specialist.

— Matthew Love, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of employs

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Centre d’Art Marcel Gagnon is a riverside accommodation that immerses guests in the works of local artists, with 100 waterfront sculptures comprising a large-scale art installation and an on-site gallery.

— Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
In Nobody Wants This, agnostic podcaster Joanne Williams (Kristen Bell) begins an unexpected romance with Rabbi Noah Roklov (Brody), which shakes both their families as Joanne immerses herself in Noah’s culture and decides to convert to Judaism.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of immerses

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The program meets military medics, corpsmen and service members at the crossroads of their transition, guiding them into professional health programs.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
At the location in North Miami-Dade, a group of Black veterans meets every day of the year except for Christmas.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of meets

Verb

Working in medicine, in particular, provides an opportunity to connect to voters, says Erik Polyak, executive director of 314 Action, a political organization that recruits and supports Democratic candidates with scientific and medical backgrounds.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2026
The group's president, Shaughnessy Naughton, says that the organization does leadership development and recruits scientists to run across the country, then helps candidates in a variety of ways.

— Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026