appointed

verb

Definition of appointednext
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

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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

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Recent Examples of appointed With another peak in the ’80s thanks to films like Risky Business and Top Gun, the sunglasses continue to dominate pop culture today—just ask rapper A$AP Rocky, who was appointed the brand’s first-ever creative director in 2025. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is using a familiar playbook of portraying her Democratic opponent as too liberal for Mississippi. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Fendi’s centenary Following Lagerfeld’s death in 2019, English fashion designer Kim Jones was appointed artistic director of couture and womenswear in 2020. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Court records show Farinacci was appointed a public defender. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Graham was appointed to serve out the remainder of her brother's term. — Claudia Grisales, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026 Similar committees in the past — like the one that helped shape Fort Worth’s gas well ordinance — have been made up of residents appointed by council members as well representatives of the industry affected by the regulation. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Former Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans has been appointed to serve as a justice for an Illinois appeals court, securing a prestigious judgeship nearly a year after he was unseated as the top Cook County jurist. — Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Carla Chiorazzo was appointed CFO of Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a national construction management and contracting firm. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
  1. set
  2. nominated
  3. designated
  4. assigned
  5. named
  6. constituted
  7. picked
  8. commissioned
Verb
  • Getz’s rebuild turned a corner only two seasons after a record-setting 121-loss year in 2024, making the Sox one of the game’s most remarkable comeback stories.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That interplay of warmth, spice, and richer notes is what gives fall fragrances their unmistakable character, setting them apart from the lighter, brighter scents of spring and summer.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of set
Verb
  • Martha was nominated for awards in multiple categories at the 2006 ceremony.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019 for her work in Sashinka.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • Jorge Mateo has been designated for assignment, and thus ends the Braves’ shortstop dilemma.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel was designated for assignment, as reported Sunday, to make room to add Peralta to the active roster.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters that the agency had more than 10,000 investigations into threats against people the agency has been assigned to protect.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After being assigned full-time to the Highway Interdiction Unit, Bosco and Deputy Samuelson became one of the most successful K9 teams in the region, regularly busting drug traffickers traveling along highways and interstates in LaPorte County.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • In a tour of the campus in the days after the August 8, 2025, shooting, the scene inside the buildings was jarring, according to a former CDC official who asked not to be named to protect her current employer.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Royse City Police Department said the officer, who was not named in a statement, has been placed on administrative leave while an internal investigation is underway.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • The next day, the Pac-12 filed a declaratory action in federal court, arguing that the poaching penalties constituted an unlawful restraint on competition.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Teams that, as currently constituted, feel one piece short of really challenging in the postseason.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of constituted
Verb
  • Later that day, her most devout followers rented a fleet of RVs, picked Didulo up from her apartment, and began driving across the country.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The group quickly grew at home and received attention from beyond — in its first year running, Futsi was picked to host the International Street Football Association’s Northern California regional qualifier for its inaugural World Cup tournament.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • The series consists of seven books written and illustrated by the Reys from 1941 to 1966, as well as later additions, not by the Reys, commissioned by the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the 1990s.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Heated Rivalry, which became an instant global phenomenon when Season 1 was released in late 2025, is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of commissioned

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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointed. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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