APPOINTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

appointed

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Definition of appointed

past tense of appoint

as in set

to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authority at the appointed hour we were in our places

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as in nominated

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty was appointed to the council on national security

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Recent Examples of appointed Then last month, Kwan appointed former Rwandan Minister of State for Infrastructure Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye as RFO’s principal of emerging markets and business development to drive investment flows between Asia and Africa. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 He was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026 Rooms Standard rooms are classic in look and feel with dark wood furniture and neutral fabrics, yet appointed with modern embellishments such as universal outlets and bedside light controls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026 He was first appointed by Little, in a state process where the party in office offers up a few candidates to the governor to replace an outgoing member before their full term elapses. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 Lin also appointed Doug Belgrad as VP and tasked him with overseeing Netflix’s lineup of original content. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 Deckers Brands Deckers Brands has appointed The RealReal president and CEO Rati Sahi Levesque to its board of directors, adding retail, technology and merchandising experience as longtime director Lauri Shanahan prepares to retire. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 McHenry was appointed to her role at the State Department last month. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026 The City Council appointed Harrington to office after former Mayor Vi Lyles resigned midterm. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

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Just three plays later, Madsen connected with junior wideout Cam Bates for a 6-yard touchdown and a 17-10 lead that set the groundwork for Boise State to run away with the game.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
This comes after Toney also already set the school record for single-game receiving yards in the season opener against Stanford.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of set

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Over the course of her long career, Curtis, 67, has developed a lengthy résumé in film and television, winning numerous accolades along the way, including an Oscar and an Emmy (she’s been nominated for a Grammy too — there’s still time for an EGOT).

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Even = Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland Having been previously nominated for Cold War, Pawlikowski comes into the season sporting a Best Director prize from Cannes for his spartan postwar travelogue.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of nominated

Verb

State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
The responsibility assigned to Caitlin Clark The list of WNBA media members who have openly called for Clark to denounce online hate, something Clark has done multiple times by the way, is almost too long to count.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of assigned

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Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
DeMarco was named coach of the Liberty in December, after the franchise chose not to renew former coach Sandy Brondello‘s contract for the 2026 season.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of named

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For example, in April, former FBI director James Comey was indicted for posting a photo of seashells on a beach that the Department of Justice said constituted a death threat against the president.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
The students challenge that interpretation, contending that the university has not established that their individual statements constituted legally unprotected threats or caused the level of disruption required to justify punishment.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of constituted

Verb

Voters in Florida, Nevada and Wisconsin also picked their first Black governors while Texans selected their first Latina.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Ingoglia, 55, served in the Florida House for eight years and the state Senate for two before DeSantis picked him to replace Jimmy Patronis in July 2025.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of picked

Verb

The archivist explained to me that this was a concert that David had commissioned in 1978, and the materials hadn’t been touched in nearly 40 years.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Construction began at the Sevmash shipyard on December 26, 2014, and the Russian Navy commissioned the vessel in 2022.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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