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

signing (up or on)

verb

present participle of sign (up or on)

as in employing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for signing (up or on)

Verb

The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Almost all of the gains came from big business, with companies employing 500 or more workers adding 34,000 while those with fewer than 50 employees rose by 3,000.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of employing

Verb

Cover letters that make clear the candidate understands the role can help hiring managers decide between similarly qualified candidates.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Call The Pros Finally, if all else fails, hiring a pest control service can be a great way to get the pigeon situation under control for good.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of hiring

Verb

Fenerbahce got in on the act by recruiting Nathan Ake from Manchester City and Greenwood from Marseille, bluntly unconcerned by the latter’s past.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But the administration, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, has pushed ahead, recruiting bankers to help wield a loan authority that has swelled from $1 billion to $200 billion thanks to the recent Republican party-line tax bill.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruiting

Verb

Tonga, the sixth-year pro who helped the New England Patriots return to the Super Bowl last season, excels at taking on double teams.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
Before taking on her first solo anchoring role, Hylton frequently served as a fill-in anchor across the network’s morning, dayside and primetime programming.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of taking on

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

signing up (for)

signing (up or on)

sign language

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Signing (up or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signing%20%28up%20or%20on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of signing (up or on)

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

stigma

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes