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 Myers was outraged, believing that his initial comment that spurred police involvement was constitutionally protected free speech. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Additionally, the hoard contained both Arab and Anglo-Saxon coins, indicating the Vikings’ involvement in broader economic exchange between Europe and Southwest Asia during this period. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026 In Senate races, Musk’s involvement in Texas is seen as particularly useful for Republicans. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026 Because of their involvement in the deals, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer is suspended from all team activities for one year and president of business operations Gillian Zucker is suspended for one year without pay. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for involvement

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Noun

Together, the workforce brings more than 250 combined years of Minuteman III experience at each base, according to the Air Force.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
To be with people of different ages, races, and experiences is a gift.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of experience

Noun

The estate said that a DollyFest had already been planned for Nashville in January 2027, with the artist’s participation, and now will go on in her memory, with the addition of a separate London event.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Under a state process, the merger could receive approval if participation is too low for a majority of all eligible SAFE members to approve it, provided a majority of ballots cast support the merger.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of participation

Noun

Observers say the case was significant to the city's freedom of association and it has been closely watched amid the city's drastic political changes following massive anti-government protests in 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
In 2018, Gallucci was part of a subsequent study that challenged the anecdotal association between consuming energy drinks and studying for longer hours in college.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

That last might be especially true for female human beings who may be more encouraged to have derived an identity based on our role as marital partner or parent.

— Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
The case turned into a years-long legal saga, with multiple people convicted of their roles in arranging the hit, including Wendi’s brother, Charlie Adelson, and her mother, Donna.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of role

Noun

Her gaze gives both scenes an inviting intimacy, like the audience has a front-row seat to Alice letting her guard down.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
The threat of the prison is that you’re targeted and unfree, packed into a queasy, pressurized intimacy with the most dangerous parts of yourself and others.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of intimacy

Noun

While more than 100 law enforcement agencies across the country have ended their contracts with Flock Safety in recent weeks over privacy concerns, the company and the state of Georgia are deeply tied to one another.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
And as a result, the data centers built to enable this growth have drawn scrutiny from communities and across party lines, including concerns over higher electric bills.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of concern

Noun

The study defined high-exposure counties as having median annual emissions of 51 pounds of ethylbenzene and 44 pounds of toulene.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Shape-memory polymers can be programmed to return to a particular shape after exposure to a stimulus, often heat.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

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