ASSIGNED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

assigned

verb

past tense of assign

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing

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Relevance

as in allotted

to give as a share or portion each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

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as in ceded

to give over the legal possession or ownership of assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts

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expropriated

as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city

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Recent Examples of assigned Salazar said a pilot monitors the radio and can dispatch a drone before a call is even assigned to a patrol officer, with live video feeding directly to officers’ mobile computers and phones. —

Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 While each has been assigned a name — Wilsis, Laura Asia, Carlota and Julia — their true personalities come out in the way Plensa has depicted them, with their eyes closed and in some apparent state of peaceful meditation. —

Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 In addition to Hasan, the Army’s death row includes Ronald Gray, a former Army specialist and cook assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. —

Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026 Robin Pendery, a mountaineering ranger assigned to Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve, died the afternoon of June 4, according to a June 5 park service news release. —

Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 June 2026 According to Paul Penrose, a detective sergeant assigned to the case, Nickell’s body was found on its back, in an unnatural position. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026 Giles was the official Watcher of Gellar's Buffy Summers, assigned by the ancient British council to oversee the actions of the Slayer. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 Police departments must report each month the number of immigration investigations conducted, resulting arrests, and the total number of officers assigned to the 287(g) program. —

Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Butlers here are called Aris Meehas, a historical Maldivian reference to someone assigned to serve royalty—thankfully, interactions are more easy-going than overly deferential. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

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But those entrusted with the authority to use force must be trained to assess threat levels, evaluate proportional risk and employ non-lethal options before resorting to deadly force.

— Amy Stoddard, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2026
The institutions that move first will likely be better positioned to win, manage and multiply the impact of the research dollars entrusted to them.

— Mayank Kejriwal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026