REGISTERS Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

registers 1 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of register

as in enrolls

to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member please register me for the yoga class

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Relevance

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as in records

to make a written note of the management registered her complaint in their log and promised to get back to her in a week

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as in enters

to put (someone or something) on a list I have to register my new car when I renew my driver's license

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deletes

as in knows

to have a clear idea of I'm not registering what you're saying

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registers

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noun (1)

plural of register

as in registrars

an official whose job is to keep records ask the county register for a copy of your birth certificate

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registers

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noun (2)

plural of register

as in lists

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system check the voter register to see if it has my current party affiliation

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Verb

Heat, whisking constantly, until sugar is dissolved and an instant-read thermometer registers 170°. — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026 Braise for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through and tender (and registers 155° to 160°F on an instant-read thermometer, inserted away from the bone). — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026 Independent film barely registers as a category worth naming, let alone protecting. — Stuart Ford, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 Bake until the focaccia is set and slightly puffed and registers an internal temperature of 190°F, 18 to 22 minutes. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Now that fragrance generates about 40 percent of Maison Crivelli’s sales and registers high growth, the executive said. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 But the life-comes-at-you-fast aspect of having your nose wide open also registers here. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026 The device registers skin age and notes pores, dark circles, pigmentation and acne. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 And in doing so, everything gradually registers — the cadence of campus life, the pride pulsing through students and alumni, the weight of the institution’s history. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Noun

Roast until golden brown and thermometer registers 175°F, 30 to 45 minutes. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2026 Van Aertryck and his colleagues turned to prints, paintings, real-estate registers, and topographical maps to re-create Daguerre’s environs, but these pre-photographic renderings had their limits. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 These primitive instincts are highly attuned to potential danger and are often triggered before our conscious mind registers that something isn’t right. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 At nearly double the size of a standard supermarket, the location includes 644 parking spots and about 40 registers. — Chase Jordan october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026 That interaction, not the food itself, is what the nose actually registers. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 When this change in resistance occurs, the sensor produces an electric signal, which the keyboard’s microcontroller registers as an input. — ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 Warriors, women – and shrines Historians can estimate how many people received the rose based on evidence available in the Vatican’s accounting registers and other historical records. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Smoke, covered, until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 130°F. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for registers

Verb

The school enrolls more than 400 students from kindergarten to 5th grade.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest district, enrolls more than 300,000 children — 1 in 6 Illinois public school students — and could play a defining role in the success of this groundbreaking initiative.

— Vanessa Andersen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Lemley has practiced medicine for 14 years, 10 of those in Texas, according to Texas Medical Board records.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
The boy’s mother, who was in a dating relationship with Clark, tried to intervene, but Clark allegedly struck her with the chair, too, court records state.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

Noun

Curtis was appointed by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors last year after two previous registrars resigned.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of registrars

Noun

Modi’s government remains electorally strong, and anger over voter lists may not necessarily translate into support for the opposition, which has used the issue to criticize his Hindu nationalist government.

— Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Currently, going direct to consumer through email lists on platforms like Punchup Live is one option.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

Verb

Every user who logs in is a user whose account the fraudsters now own.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
In late August, Luke Agada logs onto Zoom from his studio in Chicago, with two new paintings of surreal domestic landscapes mounted on the wall behind him.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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