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Apply

🔄 Synonyms of "Apply"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
usenoun	To utilize or employ.
implementverb	To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
utilizeverb	(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]
enforceverb	To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
utiliseverb	To make use of; to use.
practicenoun	Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
go forverb	(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
lend oneselfverb	be applicable to; as to an analysis

↔️ Antonyms of "Apply"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
freenoun	(social) Unconstrained.
exemptverb	Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
refuseverb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
defyverb	(transitive) To refuse to obey.
relieveverb	(transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
resistverb	(intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apply"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
utiliseverb	To make use of; to use.
useverb	To utilize or employ.
utilizeverb	(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]
giveverb	(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
practiceverb	(now US) Alternative spelling of practise. [(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.]
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
enforceverb	To keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
go forverb	(transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach.
implementverb	To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
put onverb	(transitive) To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
lend oneselfverb	be applicable to; as to an analysis
applicationnoun	(computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
performverb	(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
usingnoun	use; utilization
bringverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
operateverb	(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
participateverb	(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
introduceverb	(transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
conductverb	(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)