Entry Word: appointment

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty <the appointment of the mayorʼs husband to the Board of Health came as a surprise>

Synonyms assignment, commission, designation

Related Words billet, job, office, place, position, situation, spot, station; authorization, delegation, deputation, placement, ranking; induction, installation, installment (or instalment), instating, investiture, investment, ordination; choosing, election, nomination, picking, selection, singling out

Near Antonyms deposition, dethronement, ejection, ouster, overthrow, rejection, removal

Antonyms discharge, dismissal, expulsion, firing

2 an agreement to be present at a specified time and place <I have a dental appointment for two oʼclock tomorrow afternoon> — see engagement 2
3 an assignment at which one regularly works for pay <loved her latest appointment as an aide at the governor's office> — see job 1
4 appointments pluralthe movable articles in a room <the yachtʼs staterooms have the most luxurious appointments imaginable> — see furniture