ENTERED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

entered

verb

past tense of enter

as in penetrated

to go or come in or into the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution

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as in joined

to become a member of patriotic young men and women entering the armed services debutantes entering society

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as in recorded

to put (someone or something) on a list new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database

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deleted

as in received

to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to the club enters only five new members a year

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Recent Examples of entered Because of the circumstances, officers entered the home to check on the welfare of the residents. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026 Child allegedly entered the restaurant wearing a motorcycle helmet and dark clothing, making off with the cash register till and an undisclosed amount of money. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026 Another dinosaur has entered the luxury collectibles market, a reminder that even Earth’s deepest history can be sold to the highest bidder. — Kristi Curry Rogers, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 The text contains scripts that, once entered, perform malicious actions, typically by installing malware or exfiltrating sensitive data. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026 Text is entered by a user and overlaid within hundreds of moving dots in a short video animation. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 Of all 22 starters and the substitutions who entered the match on Wednesday, no one outshot or registered more touches than the midfielder. — David Hickey, NBC news, 16 July 2026 Meta also entered the effort in June, with the launch of a $115 million training program called America’s Workforce Academy. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Tensions continued between Brigham and Women’s Hospital nurses and management as the work stoppage entered its second day. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for entered

Verb

While most of that warming occurs near the surface, measurements show heat has also penetrated to depths of roughly 3,000 meters over recent decades.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Ivory Coast has penetrated the box a bit more, but both sides have just one shot and zero on target.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

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That includes 18-year-old Mor Talla Ndiaye, who joined in January for £1million from Senegalese side Amitie FC.

— Andy Jones, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Along with California, attorneys general for Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington joined the suit filed in California federal court on Monday.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Definition of joined

Verb

There were also fears that younger generations viewed going to theaters as hopelessly outdated — a throwback to a time before thousands of movies and shows could be accessed on demand from home.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026
But Westfalia puts some creativity to work on this version, lifting the bed higher than usual to create a true second level, accessed via three steps.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026

Definition of accessed

Verb

Since then, Kloss has reportedly rejoined Swift’s inner circle.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026
Raul Jimenez Jimenez, playing in his fourth World Cup with Mexico at the age of 35, rejoined Wolverhampton Wanderers — relegated from the Premier League last season — from Fulham on the eve of the tournament.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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Fars listed the ports as including Jebel Ali, a huge container port in the United Arab Emirates, and Mina Salman in Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
For example Januvia and Janumet, two of the three Merck drugs listed as TrumpRx presidential deals, are available as generics.

— Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 16 July 2026

Definition of listed

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In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters.

— Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Finally, in 2024 in Chicago, in an accidental shooting, the same bullet pierced a 16-year-old boy and a policeman.

— Cal Chengqi Fang, The Conversation, 14 July 2026