SIGNED (UP OR ON) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

signed (up or on)

verb

Definition of signed (up or on)

past tense of sign (up or on)

as in employed

to provide with a paying job the sports shoe company recently signed up the nation's top female college basketball player to plug its products

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In this case, Donohue would have asked the replay operator, employed by the company Hawk-Eye, to show him replays from side-on — in this case, the cameras level with the 18-yard line and the goal line.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Another 2% of the global workforce is employed indirectly — heavy equipment and ships, for example, don't build themselves.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of employed

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La Strada had served for 14 years as the Pettis County clerk, overseeing local elections, when Hoskins hired him as the state's election integrity director in January 2025.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
While in College Station, Fisher compiled a 45-25 record, which is fine, but definitely not what he was hired to do.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hired

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In 2019, the New York Times did an investigation into Max’s depleting state and found that painters were recruited to paint in the style of Max, where then the artist would be instructed to sign each work.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
But the Jamar Mozee effect has supplied the Cornhuskers with a collection of KC players either coached or recruited by Mozee.

— PJ Green September 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Signed (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signed%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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