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enter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of enter

1 to go or come in or into

the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

Synonyms of enter

access, penetrate, pierce

Words Related to enter

barge (in), breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in)

drop in, pop (in)

stray (into), wander (into)

crash, encroach, gate-crash, infiltrate, infringe, intrude, invade, trespass

Phrases Synonymous with enter

set foot in, step into

Antonyms of enter

depart, exit, leave

2 to become a member of

patriotic young men and women entering the armed services

debutantes entering society

Synonyms of enter

enlist (in), enroll (in), join, sign on (for), sign up (for)

Words Related to enter

reenlist, reenroll, reenter, rejoin, re-up

Near Antonyms of enter

drop out, quit, withdraw

Antonyms of enter

3 to put (someone or something) on a list

new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

Synonyms of enter

catalog (or catalogue), enroll (also enrol), index, inscribe, list, put down, record, register, schedule, slate

Words Related to enter

book, card, file, note

classify, compile, tabulate, tally

Near Antonyms of enter

4 to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to

the club enters only five new members a year

Synonyms of enter

admit, receive, take

Words Related to enter

entertain, welcome

confirm, ratify

Near Antonyms of enter

decline, disallow, disapprove, dismiss, refuse, reject

blackball, blacklist, ostracize

banish, deport, exile, expel, oust, throw out

Antonyms of enter

Synonym Discussion of enter

enter, penetrate, pierce, probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in.

- entered the city in triumph

penetrate carries a strong implication of an impelling force or compelling power that achieves entrance.

- the enemy penetrated the fortress

pierce means an entering or cutting through with a sharp pointed instrument.

- pierced the boil with a lancet

probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge.

- probed the depths of the sea

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