Synonyms for engagement
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
3. Participation
4. Meshing
Other
appointment, employment, commitment, business, agreement, bargain, immersion, date, contract, pledge, word, undertaking
Definitions
- n. 1
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
- n. 2
Connection or attachment.
Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
- n. 3
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
- n. 4
The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
Related words
- Word family
- engage
- Phrases
- line of engagement
Forms
- Plural
- engagements → actions, conflicts, battles, fights…
Choose the right word
Engagement is a somewhat formal expression for battle; as, it was the commander's purpose to avoid a general engagement.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- affair She seems to have something to do with the affair.
- betrothal You are invited to a betrothal party a week from now.
- commitment Tom made a commitment to cooperate with a company.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| engagement | rising | |
| affair | rising | |
| betrothal | rising | |
| espousal | steady | |
| commitment | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- word1, date1, mesh1
- 5 letters
- fight1, brush1, troth1
- 6 letters
- action2, battle2, combat2, affair2, pledge1
- 7 letters
- promise2, contest2, bargain2, meshing2
- 8 letters
- business2, contract2, conflict2, espousal, affiance
- 9 letters
- agreement3, encounter3, immersion3, betrothal
- 10 letters
- employment3, commitment3, involution
- 11 letters
- appointment3, involvement3, undertaking4, betrothment
- 12 letters
- interlocking4
- 13 letters
- participation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (action2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fiançailles
- Deutsch
- Verlobung