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 attorney general's office said Piva registered to vote online and then participated in early in-person voting. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Cinematographer Julián Elizalde brings an artist’s eye to lighting and feels equally at home with the diverse tonalities registered in both digital and Super16mm. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Noun

Twin Rivers’ objection to Grant High Ryan DiGiulio, chief business official for Twin Rivers Unified School District, which Grant High is part of, sent a letter to the state on June 30 objecting to adding the school to the register. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026

On October 12, 2025, armed and masked thieves broke into the museum and made off with cash from the register and at least one watch. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026