ENLIST Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

enlist

verb

Definition of enlist

as in to induct

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as in to recruit

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Recent Examples of enlist Including some rather nasty, big corpo bullies who enlist specialist teams to hunt down clues, and other players, too. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026 Leonard said different kids from the Ryogoku Soccer Academy will be on the pitch for that as player escorts, but perhaps Messi will want to enlist Enoch. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 The military also has maintained a strong relationship with the Eagle Scouts, whose members often enlist. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 European clubs saw Ronaldinho’s potential and were keen to enlist him. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlist

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But on Saturday, the spotlight will shine brightly upon him, as Kuechly becomes the first Panthers player in history who played his entire NFL career in Charlotte to be inducted into the hall of fame.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
Kent is the son of former Giants second baseman Jeff Kent, who was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of induct

Verb

Graves said recruiting and retaining officers remains one of the biggest challenges facing whoever takes over for her, along with continuing to embrace technology and modern policing.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
North America, in particular, has huge potential for businesses such as Endra, with many engineers struggling to recruit enough staff to work in the same way as in the past.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

Sadly, neither taxpayers nor students who enroll in these programs are winners.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Those included letters from immigration authorities, Social Security cards and a Defense Department letter purporting to say the immigrants were enrolled in military health coverage.

— Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of enroll

Verb

Kyiv has accused the e-commerce giant — which employs thousands of people and has become a key part of the economy — of storing drone parts and helping the Russian army.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
So the Chiefs employed two of the worst-six running backs in their ability to make people miss.

— Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of employ

Verb

After Taylor left the band in 1974, the Stones conscripted Ron Wood, formerly of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
The Sudanese conflict has conscripted the neighboring countries who are selfishly courting either faction for resources or political standing, as well as greedy, exploitative foreign powers who repeatedly leverage religious and cultural tensions in the region, into the fight for profit.

— Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

Definition of conscript

Verb

Pullen has hired former Westminster assistants Neema Salimi (offensive coordinator), Byron Curtis (linebackers coach), Bill McGahan (director of scouting) and Joe Sturniolo (special teams coach).

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Garren Taylor, one of Claunch’s friends, said that two years ago, Claunch completed a rehab program for alcohol abuse at Renaissance Ranch Recovery Center in Rupert, Idaho, and was immediately hired there.

— Michael Biesecker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hire

Verb

Hello again, friends — and welcome to all the newcomers who matriculated on over to the Win Column from Kick It, the AJC’s World Cup newsletter.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 July 2026
Fresh off the heels of graduation from high school, many rising freshmen are choosing to step off of the treadmill for a year before matriculating in college.

— DJ Didonna, Time, 13 July 2026

Definition of matriculate

Verb

Some members and associates of the Seidler family are expected to retain at least a portion of their stakes in the Padres.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 22 July 2026
The extradition process requires a hearing before a US judge to determine whether the treaty’s requirements are met, but the final decision is made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who retains discretion to deny extradition.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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