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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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 Regardless, Macdonald was pleased with Fleury’s flexibility once Lock entered. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The tree still stood, waiting, but no one visited, no one entered the world under her strong branches, her rustling leaves. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026 Yohan Ramirez, Pittsburgh's sixth pitcher, entered and got Miguel Vargas to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded and the Pirates head 4-1. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Saudi Arabia entered the war the following year on behalf of the government. — Ahmed Al-Haj, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Dating the art is difficult, and it was made more so by the number of tourists who entered the cave in the decade after its discovery. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 10, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026 The Hugging Face deal marks the second-largest for Nvidia; the chip company entered a $20 billion non-exclusive agreement to buy assets from chipmaker Groq in December. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Gate itself first entered that ecosystem as a Polymarket partner. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 The Cardinals added two more runs on a double by Joshua Báez, who entered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Jefferson had two second-half possessions that penetrated Peach County's 5-yard line and had just three points to show for it.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But the late-night revelry definitely penetrated the walls of her hotel.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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Owen Coyle has been given the title of player pathways manager and oversees the progress of the numerous players Forest have out on loan, including Tyler Bindon at Charlton and Zach Abbott, who joined Southampton.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Cubs slugger Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 40th home run and joined Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber (42) as the only players to reach the mark this season.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of joined

Verb

But eight other teams received at least one nod, and bear in mind that last year’s picks favored the Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs — while not a single staffer pegged the eventual champion Seahawks.

— The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
But the public school teachers there just received bonuses from the parish government.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of received

Verb

The design also divides the plant into maintainable sectors, allowing equipment to be accessed and serviced over its operating life.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
In the days after the Hugging Face hack went public, the tech companies Anthropic and Meta both revealed that their models had also accessed external networks during internal evaluations.

— Shaun Raviv, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of accessed

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Donald, 35, rejoined the Rams in late August after two seasons away from the team, and the eight-time first team All-Pro defensive tackle has been working his way back into game shape.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Geronimo Rulli, the 34-year-old goalkeeper, rejoined the club from Marseille on August 12 to replace Trafford.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Deuce Knight, a transfer from Auburn and a former five-star prospect, and Walker Howard, in his second stint at Ole Miss, are listed as co-No.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Darnold was later listed as questionable to return, and Drew Lock takes over for Seattle.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of listed

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And the beep, beep, beep of the garbage trucks preparing the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for sunrise and another day of tennis pierced the moments of silence.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The bullet pierced the restaurant glass and left a diner with a minor injury.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2026