Synonyms of appointment

appointment

noun

ə-ˈpȯint-mənt 

1

as in job

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty

the appointment of the mayor's husband to the Board of Health came as a surprise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• job
• election
• assignment
• commission
• nomination
• designation
• office
• position
• situation
• induction
• placement
• delegation
• station
• gig
• ranking
• authorization
• ordination
• deputation
• installation
• spot
• investment
• selection
• choice
• installment
• billet
• place
• emplacement
• anointment
• destination
• choosing
• investiture
• anointing
• picking
• instating
• singling (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissal
• discharge
• firing
• expulsion
• rejection
• removal
• dismission
• deposition
• ouster
• eviction
• ejection
• overthrow
• blackball
• dethronement

2

as in date

an agreement to be present at a specified time and place

I have a dental appointment for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• date
• rendezvous
• assignation
• meeting
• schedule
• engagement
• visit
• tryst
• interview
• arrangement
• invitation
• call
• get-together

3

as in position

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay

loved her latest appointment as an aide at the governor's office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• position
• job
• post
• employment
• place
• situation
• function
• office
• capacity
• connection
• employ
• berth
• work
• profession
• career
• billet
• occupation
• calling
• spot
• business
• duty
• task
• service
• practice
• mission
• posting
• vocation
• trade
• pursuit
• engagement
• living
• gig
• line
• racket
• lifework
• livelihood

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unemployment
• avocation
• joblessness

4

as in furnishings

appointments plural the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room

the yacht's staterooms have the most luxurious appointments imaginable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• furnishings
• furniture
• things
• effects
• holdings
• belongings
• cabinetwork
• possessions
• chattels
• movables
• goods
• gear
• case goods
• paraphernalia

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixtures
• built-ins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appointment

After a long stretch of appointments, physical therapy, braces and uncertainty, Cassady was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in April 2025. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 29 July 2026

But sources inside the State Department now claim, according to Reuters, that a brewing feud at the United Nations jeopardizes that appointment. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026

Consternation over Pulte's appointment caused the House of Representatives on June 11 to block the renewal of a key government surveillance law – Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

And while the length of postdoctoral appointments is more variable than graduate training, National Science Foundation survey data indicate that about a fifth of postdocs are likely to have worked in that role for more than six years. — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 28 July 2026