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 Members who had barely spoken to each other or had climbed on different days are now connected via WhatsApp to try to enlist longtime Manhattan Plaza residents in their cause. — Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026 To make up for this, Gray’s team tried to enlist several leading academic historians to instill more of an overarching narrative structure. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026 In a 2016 blog post on her official website, Fonda opened up again about her return to acting after 15 years — and her eventual decision to enlist an acting coach. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 If the norm itself is the problem, enlist students whom their classmates respect to model how to challenge an idea without attacking a person. — Liam Julian, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enlist

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Verb

Sunday night, when the 48-year-old Abraham became the 15th member inducted into the Falcons’ Ring of Honor at halftime of the team’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, tears were certainly in play.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Lock, Hill and Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton are part of the six-member Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame Class set to be inducted this weekend.

— Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of induct

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Even recruiting sites have a broad range, from around $50,000 to above $200,000.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Stark was under a producing deal with Universal Television in 2011 when he was recruited by Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum and Roma Khanna to relaunch MGM Television following the studio’s 2010 bankruptcy.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of recruit

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Born in Odessa, Kotlyarenko moved to New York and enrolled at Columbia University, taking film, philosophy and literature.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The governor’s office expects that 200,000 California students will enroll in CalFresh as a result of these changes, and expects to distribute over a quarter billion dollars in additional food assistance.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of enroll

Verb

The beats create ample negative space for Holden to employ riskier flows, often deploying a double-time pace to burn through technically dense passages.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Plus, data centers aren’t acting with haste or employing new innovations.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of employ

Verb

Chesney told fans during a UCLA men’s basketball game shortly after he was hired that the football team is playing for banners.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, public records show the firms hired to represent the officials racked up hefty legal bills, with some lawyers charging the state $800 an hour.

— Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of hire

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Constructing a curriculum From 30 to 50 applications, the construction capstone program matriculates about 32 students a year, split into four-hour morning and afternoon classes with about 16 seats each.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Daniels and Washington woke up, and started to do what offenses do against the Cowboys — matriculate the football up and down the football field.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of matriculate

Verb

No one was about to help Stephanie Vaquer retain the Women’s World Championship and no one was going to help Becky Lynch or Liv Morgan put gold back around their waists.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
But Lai ⁠urged democracies in the Indo-Pacific region to join forces to retain the status quo of peace and stability in the region.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2026

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