INVOLVEMENT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

involvement

noun

Definition of involvement

as in experience

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as in participation

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Recent Examples of involvement Suspicions of Ku Klux Klan involvement circulated, although the Klan’s responsibility was never established. — Allissa V. Richardson, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026 Unanswered questions and decisions made without a doctor having looked at the case are the two clearest signs that doctor involvement is thin. — Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 But Democratic senators have pointed to the involvement of Cantor Fitzgerald in a number of those deals as cause for concern. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Yet it has been led almost entirely by the executive branch with little meaningful involvement or pushback from Capitol Hill. — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for involvement

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Noun

But to check in to this grand dame is a different experience entirely.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Barri Worth Girvan, a veteran government employee who ran on a platform of leveraging her experience to advocate for residents, declared victory in the race for Los Angeles City Council’s Third District seat late Friday.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of experience

Noun

Without a mathematical component, education for citizenship leaves students only partially prepared for democratic participation.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
That’s higher than participation among Republicans, a break from the last two cycles, when conservatives went to the polls at higher rates in the historically blue county.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of participation

Noun

Greg Totten, the association’s CEO and former longtime Ventura County district attorney, also criticized the decision and its impact on victims’ families.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
She was drawn to the historical associations of religious persecution.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

The Olympic Games are less than two years away, and the sheriff’s department will be expected to play a major role in keeping millions of visitors and athletes safe.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Evers said Crowley also played a large role in negotiations on a $500 million deal to upgrade the baseball stadium where the Milwaukee Brewers play and to keep the team in the city through 2050.

— Maayan Silver, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of role

Noun

That sort of spectacular intimacy is kind of a miracle, in other words.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
The dancer, choreographer, and recent MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts creates worlds of almost painful intimacy, in which arduous encounters leave his dancers raw, vulnerable, exhausted.

— Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimacy

Noun

The swelling majorities, with some races still too early to call, underlined a deep sense of voter anger and concern over the economy and the state of democracy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
The projects drew opposition over concerns about water consumption, electricity costs, and environmental protections.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of concern

Noun

Specifically, the study identified 33 diagnoses linked to exposure to extreme heat, including skin rashes, leg swelling, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis and mental health disorders.

— Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Submerging could offer concealment, but surfacing to prepare and launch missiles would create a period of greater exposure.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of exposure

Noun

This information then results in some discomfort on both our parts, and the potential for a lot more explanation about my life than an acquaintance needs.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The young lawman also thrives working the field thanks to his friendly nature and his acquaintance with key people in the community.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquaintance

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