Synonyms of register

register 1 of 3

verb

1

as in to enroll

to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member

please register me for the yoga class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enroll
• list
• enlist
• matriculate
• inscribe
• induct
• schedule
• muster
• book
• conscript
• impanel
• draft
• wait-list
• check in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exclude
• reject
• expel
• omit
• delist
• check off
• expunge
• overlook

2

as in to log

to make a written note of

the management registered her complaint in their log and promised to get back to her in a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• log
• record
• transcribe
• enter
• report
• note
• mark
• write down
• jot (down)
• set down
• take down
• minute
• put down
• chronicle
• inscribe
• chalk (up)
• enregister
• notch
• score

3

as in to enter

to put (someone or something) on a list

I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enter
• list
• record
• enroll
• file
• index
• catalog
• schedule
• slate
• inscribe
• book
• card
• compile
• put down
• classify
• note
• tabulate
• tally
• reschedule

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delete

4

as in to understand

to have a clear idea of

I'm not registering what you're saying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understand
• know
• decipher
• recognize
• see
• comprehend
• grasp
• get
• appreciate
• realize
• perceive
• discern
• decode
• sense
• conceive
• assimilate
• seize
• make
• apprehend
• tumble (to)
• cotton (to or on to)
• dig
• catch on (to)
• make out
• catch
• behold
• twig
• intuit
• compass
• pick up on
• cognize
• grok
• absorb
• digest
• savvy
• take in
• fathom
• penetrate
• pierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• misread
• misunderstand
• mistake
• misinterpret
• misconstrue
• misconceive
• misperceive
• misapprehend

register

2 of 3

noun (1)

as in registrar

an official whose job is to keep records

ask the county register for a copy of your birth certificate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• registrar
• clerk
• secretary
• recorder
• reporter
• bookkeeper
• scribe
• archivist
• historian
• chronicler
• transcriptionist
• documenter
• annalist

register

3 of 3

noun (2)

ˈre-jə-stər 

as in list

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system

check the voter register to see if it has my current party affiliation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• list
• listing
• registry
• catalog
• roll
• directory
• roll call
• schedule
• roster
• bibliography
• checklist
• index
• table
• menu
• chronology
• compilation
• canon
• docket
• agenda
• payroll
• inventory
• manifest
• calendar
• enumeration
• glossary
• compendium
• catalogue raisonné
• timetable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of register

Verb

The Titan had suffered a catastrophic implosion; the five men had died before their brains had even had time to register what was happening. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

In South Dakota, the ACLU has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt a new law that includes requiring voters registering for the first time to present the most common forms of ID — driver's licenses, Tribal IDs and non-driver state IDs. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Noun

These primitive instincts are highly attuned to potential danger and are often triggered before our conscious mind registers that something isn’t right. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026

At nearly double the size of a standard supermarket, the location includes 644 parking spots and about 40 registers. — Chase Jordan october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026