Synonyms of appointed

appointed

verb

past tense of appoint

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• set
• designated
• chose
• named
• picked
• announced
• selected
• assigned
• specified
• arranged
• established
• adopted
• fixed
• determined
• preferred
• declared
• published
• settled
• coordinated
• opted (for)
• orchestrated
• pinned (down)
• advertised
• singled (out)

2

as in nominated

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

was appointed to the council on national security

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominated
• assigned
• named
• constituted
• commissioned
• designated
• elected
• placed
• authorized
• delegated
• attached
• inducted
• detailed
• ordained
• chose
• selected
• created
• anointed
• installed
• instituted
• inaugurated
• deputed
• deputized
• crowned
• consecrated
• instated
• destined
• drafted
• enthroned
• invested
• made
• handpicked
• voted (in)
• throned
• singled (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• fired
• expelled
• removed
• deposed
• ousted
• dethroned
• displaced
• unseated
• ejected
• evicted
• overthrew
• threw out
• blackballed
• uncrowned
• unmade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appointed

He was appointed for that competition’s 2022 final, having taken charge of the Europa League final a year earlier. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP, a new catch-all term for UFOs that might appear not just in the air but also in space or underwater. — Leonard David, Space.com, 11 July 2026

Gordon described the lengthy process of being interviewed and selected to be appointed to a federal judgeship. — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Yaghi will head the AI Chemistry and Materials Research Institute at Tsinghua, where he was appointed an honorary professor in 2022. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Heading the other way, Anthropic has appointed Ben Bernanke, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, to its Long-Term Benefit Trust, the company’s independent governance structure that advises the company and appoints its board members. — Katie Foley, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Then, from 2008 until 2010, Johnson returned to Philadelphia, whose mayor appointed him deputy commissioner of parks and recreation. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

And then there’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi – only appointed in March this year but who had been well established within the national team set-up – who has quickly made his stylistic mark. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

During his presidency, George Washington appointed a commission to build the nation’s future capital, including the Capitol and the White House. — Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026