Join and Withdraw

Join

Join verb - To become a member of.
Usage example: we're always looking for new people to join our book club

Withdraw is an antonym for join in topics: touch, unite, affiliate with organization.

Nearby Words: joined, joining

Withdraw

Withdraw verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).

Join is an antonym for withdraw.

Nearby Words: withdrawn, withdrawal, withdrawing, withdrawable

Common collocations

force join force withdraw force
legion join legion withdraw legion
army join army withdraw army
tribe join tribe withdraw tribe
Other words: game, military, fleet, hands, forces.

Both words in one sentence

  • In Merofynian culture, she is expected to join Cyena's abbey and withdraw from society.
  • He is headhunting as many talented and intelligent people as possible with the intention of convincing them to not to join an enterprise, but rather a "strike" where skilled workers withdraw their skills from the market and engage only in unskilled labour.
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