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 Surveillance video of the incident shows the white vehicle involved in the collision sideswiping a car in the opposite lane, then careening toward the crosswalk that moments earlier a pedestrian had entered with a dog. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 One of Tehran’s strongest allies, the Houthis entered the Middle East conflict in March by firing missiles towards Israel. — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Varland — who entered 24-for-24 in save situations this season — was almost the bare minimum necessary to leave the yard. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 No plea was entered and his bail was increased to $2 million. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The coroner’s report said that Khalil died in the evening from cardiac arrest due to head trauma and severe bleeding, hours after paramedics initially entered the area and were turned away, said Human Rights Watch’s Lebanon Researcher Ramzi Kaiss. — Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Chevy answered the Ford Ranchero with the El Camino, a similar car/truck concept that gained greater fame and entered the lexicon of automotive terminology, running for most of the 1960s until 1987. — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 At some point, Lackey climbed the stairs, entered the aircraft and hid in the bathroom, the affidavit said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Then, in April, two months after becoming paralyzed, Mohn entered a rehabilitation program. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

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OpenAI reported that models being tested on a cybersecurity benchmark found a way out of an isolated environment, obtained internet access and penetrated Hugging Face infrastructure.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
All of these appeared to originate at boundaries between tiles, suggesting hot gas may have penetrated these boundaries.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

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Guzman was also one of the last remaining cabinet members who joined Johnson’s administration at the start of his term.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Cole joined the group but later confessed everything to Kacie, who laughed it off, allowing the couple to move past the incident before their wedding.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of joined

Verb

In the criminal case, federal prosecutors confirmed — and the defense admitted — that Hart secretly recorded minors through spyware installed on laptop computers and directed children overseas to produce child pornography.

— Sean Emery, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2026
In the first game between the two, a 99-88 Storm win, Malonga recorded 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting, with 10 rebounds, two dimes and a block.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recorded

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Over the years, she's been given a moon rock and received a piece of gold foil that covered the Apollo 11 capsule — a gift from one of the Navy frogmen who helped recover the command module and its crew.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Waxhaw has not received an application, preapplication request, zoning inquiry or other interest involving a data center, town spokesperson Bradley Lucore told The Charlotte Observer.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of received

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Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The functions are accessed directly through the ChatGPT interface, but users have to start a new chat, type @Adobe and select Adobe from the menu.

— David Bloom, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessed

Verb

When Vermeil soon thereafter retired again, Stiles rejoined the Chiefs … and became instrumental in luring Vermeil to Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
She was eventually caught by the chasers — with Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) replacing Mahe, who had rejoined the peloton — but won the combativity prize of the day, which was richly deserved for a strong effort.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejoined

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Anyone listed here as a wide receiver, defensive back or athlete is a two-way player, about as good on either side of the ball.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Five members, including the president, Troupe, have sat on the board for at least 14 years over the last two decades, according to a count of members listed in the nonprofit’s federal tax filings.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026