Definitions

join up

VERB

answer the call

Synonyms

WEAK

enlist sign on volunteer

VERB

enlist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit appoint assign attract call up conscript employ engage enroll enter gather hire join mobilize recruit serve volunteer

STRONG

draft embody get hitch incorporate induct initiate inscribe interest levy list muster oblige obtain place procure record register reserve secure

WEAK

call to arms conscribe enter into press into service sign on take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel discharge dismiss divide eject expel fire ignore lay off leave let go oust refrain refuse reject repel separate shun stop withdraw

STRONG

exclude forfeit forget lose remove unfasten

WEAK

avoid dodge

VERB

enroll

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept admit employ engage enlist enter join obtain recruit register

STRONG

matriculate muster serve subscribe

WEAK

become student call up sign on take course take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline deny dismiss dispute eject erase expel fire leave let go oust refuse reject shun withdraw

WEAK

avoid cancel dodge ignore neglect pass

VERB

enter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin join open start

STRONG

commence enlist enroll inaugurate muster subscribe

WEAK

become member commit oneself get oneself into lead off participate in set about set out on set to sign on sign up take up tee off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

complete conclude die end finish

STRONG

avoid dodge stop

WEAK

abstain delete depart erase exit forget go leave refrain withdraw

VERB

merge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb blend combine consolidate fuse incorporate join meld unite

STRONG

amalgamate assimilate cement centralize coalesce compound conglomerate converge intermingle intermix marry meet mingle mix network pool submerge synthesize tag

WEAK

be swallowed up become lost in become partners come aboard deal one in hitch on hook up immerge interface line up melt into plug into slap on tack on team up throw in together tie in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect disjoin disperse divide part separate

STRONG

scatter unmix

VERB

muster

Synonyms

STRONG

assemble collect congregate congress convene convoke enroll enter group marshal meet mobilize organize raise rally rendezvous summon

WEAK

call together call up round up sign on sign up

Antonyms

STRONG

avoid cancel destroy dismiss disorganize disperse divide dodge ignore neglect scatter separate stop

WEAK

remove throw away

VERB

rendezvous

Synonyms

STRONG

assemble collect congregate converge forgather gather muster raise rally

WEAK

be closeted be reunited come together get-together meet behind closed doors meet privately

Antonyms

STRONG

disperse distribute divide scatter separate spread

Example Sentences

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Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

According to its latest update, 27 states have formally enrolled or announced intentions to join up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The Tigers and Angels could still join up with MLB Local Media, which doesn’t guarantee set rights fees in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"Army recruits are such a vulnerable age and when they first join up, as females, in such a minority surrounded by lots of men."

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

“How did you happen to do that? Why didn't you join up with us?”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

join up

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