Engagement
Engagement noun - The state of being provided with a paying job.
Usage example: his engagement as a caddie at the golf club was his first work experience
Leave is an antonym for engagement.
Leave
Leave noun - A period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended.
Engagement is an antonym for leave.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Doug races to Carol's engagement party to tell her that he loves her, only to have her scream at him to leave her alone and for her fiance to punch him.
Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV -
In Superman, both Lois and Clark do this as they say goodbye after Lois breaks off their engagement and decides to leave Metropolis.
Source: Tearful Smile -
Her parents objected to her engagement and insisted she leave with them for the country to wait 6 months to "test" if these feelings were strong enough.
Source: Train-Station Goodbye
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Leave or Engagement. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/engagement/leave.
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