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Synonyms for enter

  • verb

Most common

come in go in go into get into join inscribe insert participate

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Move into

come in, go in, go into, get into, come into, get in, move into, register, take down, set down, penetrate, note, jot down, chronicle

2. Enroll

enroll US, enrol UK, join, inscribe, enlist, raise, recruit

3. Insert

insert, begin, commence, set in, introduce, infix

4. Participate

participate, embark, engage in, undertake

Other

record, invade, pierce, score, figure, perforate, accede

Antonyms

leave, exit, vacate

All antonyms of enter →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

    You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked.

  2. v. 2

    To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

    to enter a knife into a piece of wood

  3. v. 3

    To go or come into (a state or profession).

    She had planned to enter the legal profession.

  4. v. 4

    To type (something) into a computer; to input.

    Enter your user name and password.

Related words

Word family
enterer entrance
Phrases
enter the picture enter the equation enter the scene

Forms

Past participle
entered
e.g. entered → registered, penetrated, noted, chronicled…

Example sentences

  • register You can register for the subjects on the computer.
  • penetrate Sami tried to penetrate Layla but she didn't let him.
  • join If you have an umbrella, let me join you under it.
  • enroll I'd like to enroll you as a member of our club.
  • insert Insert the VHS tape into the slot, and press play.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
entersteady
registersteady
penetratesteady
joinrising
enrollsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
note1, join1
5 letters
raise1, begin2, score1, enrol, infix
6 letters
record2, figure2, insert2, pierce1, invade2, enroll2, enlist2, embark2, accede2
7 letters
recruit2
8 letters
register3, commence2, inscribe2
9 letters
introduce3, chronicle3, undertake3, penetrate3, perforate3
11 letters
participate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (begin2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
entrer
Italiano
penetrare
Español
entrar
Deutsch
hereinkommen
Català
entrar