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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

get in
Near Antonyms of enter

drop out, quit, withdraw
Antonyms of enter

demit
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

reschedule
Near Antonyms of enter

delete
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

fellowship

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

ban, bar

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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