Synonyms of registers

registers 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of register

1

as in enrolls

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

please register me for the yoga class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enrolls
• lists
• matriculates
• inscribes
• enlists
• inducts
• schedules
• books
• conscripts
• musters
• impanels
• drafts
• wait-lists
• checks in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excludes
• rejects
• expels
• omits
• delists
• checks off
• expunges
• overlooks

2

as in records

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

• records
• logs
• transcribes
• reports
• notes
• enters
• marks
• jots (down)
• writes down
• sets down
• takes down
• minutes
• puts down
• chronicles
• inscribes
• scores
• notches
• enregisters
• chalks (up)

3

as in enters

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

• enters
• lists
• records
• indexes
• schedules
• files
• catalogs
• enrolls
• inscribes
• books
• slates
• compiles
• cards
• classifies
• notes
• tabulates
• puts down
• tallies
• reschedules

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deletes

4

as in knows

to have a clear idea of

I'm not registering what you're saying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knows
• understands
• deciphers
• recognizes
• comprehends
• sees
• grasps
• appreciates
• gets
• senses
• perceives
• decodes
• realizes
• assimilates
• conceives
• discerns
• seizes
• tumbles (to)
• makes
• intuits
• apprehends
• digs
• catches on (to)
• catches
• beholds
• twigs
• makes out
• cottons (to or on to)
• cognizes
• picks up on
• groks
• digests
• absorbs
• savvies
• compasses
• takes in
• penetrates
• pierces
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misreads
• mistakes
• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• misperceives
• misapprehends

registers

2 of 3

noun (1)

plural of register

as in registrars

an official whose job is to keep records

ask the county register for a copy of your birth certificate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• registrars
• clerks
• secretaries
• recorders
• reporters
• archivists
• bookkeepers
• scribes
• historians
• chroniclers
• transcriptionists
• annalists
• documenters

registers

3 of 3

noun (2)

plural of register

as in lists

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

• lists
• listings
• registries
• rolls
• catalogs
• directories
• rosters
• bibliographies
• roll calls
• schedules
• indexes
• checklists
• tables
• menus
• compilations
• chronologies
• canons
• inventories
• dockets
• enumerations
• manifests
• payrolls
• agendas
• glossaries
• catalogues raisonnés
• compendiums
• calendars
• timetables

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of registers

Verb

Anyone who registers to attend will receive a reminder email prior to the event, but registration is not required, officials said. —Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026

Her character, Hailey, initially registers as a familiar presence before revealing a far more pivotal role in the show’s evolving power structure. —Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026

Everyone who registers before March 18 will have the same odds in the lottery to be assigned a time slot to purchase tickets. —Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2026

And Sir Otto has assigned her a pipsqueak babysitter who registers his objections via rhetorical questions. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

Cook, whisking constantly, until eggs are warm to the touch (or when a thermometer registers about 85°F), about 1 minute. —Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2026

In an era when attentive service often feels like a relic — perhaps another quiet casualty of the pandemic — this kind of efficiency now registers as something close to remarkable. —Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026

The entry registers both grief and intimacy, both loss and love. —Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

In February, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will begin, forcing Loktev’s journalist-subjects, who have already been stigmatized by the government for doing their jobs, to flee the country altogether—a crisis that registers onscreen with an almost unbearable suspense. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025

Noun

When the tempo calms down for genuine soul-searching and truth-telling, the results may not be dramatically scintillating but there is a blunt and convincing force that registers between these two big beefy half-bros who aren’t used to expressing their feelings. —Richard Kuipers, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026

The brain registers cool colors more slowly than warm colors—like reds, yellows, and oranges—so walls painted in cool colors seem to move away from the eye. —Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026

Both Tom Thumb and Albertson stores have added more staff this week for stocking and checking out customers at the registers. —Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026

Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°, about 15 minutes. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026

Climate change has sat in corporate risk registers as a future concern, however in 2026, that framing no longer holds, as blind spots are increasingly showing up as measurable balance sheet liabilities. —Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026

After the machines failed, in a blow to pro-democracy activists who have long demanded their use to curb rigging, polling officials used manual registers of votes. —Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026

Cover and bake until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 165°F, about 20 minutes. —Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2026

For example, Denmark, which does not vaccinate against rotavirus, registers around 1,200 infant and toddler rotavirus hospitalizations a year. —Arthur Allen, NPR, 9 Jan. 2026