Antonyms for engage

Antonyms for (verb) engage

Main entry: hire, employ, engage

Definition: engage or hire for work

Usage: They hired two new secretaries in the department; How many people has she employed?

Antonyms: can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack

Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position


Main entry: engage

Definition: get caught

Usage: make sure the gear is engaged

Antonyms: disengage

Definition: become free


Main entry: lock, mesh, operate, engage

Definition: keep engaged

Usage: engaged the gears

Antonyms: withdraw, disengage

Definition: release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles


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