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

Things changed when Levante appointed Portuguese coach Luis Castro in December. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Araghchi was appointed Foreign Minister in 2024 by President Masoud Pezeshkian, with a mandate to secure sanctions relief. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

At some point, all these jokers need to sit down and stop auditioning for attention long enough to actually do the jobs they were elected or appointed to do. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

But attentive voters know that Cervera is the only Republican on the nine-member Broward board and that DeSantis appointed him to fill a seat vacated by a Republican. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Dozens of Cambridge academics signed a letter calling for an independent inquiry into how Arday was appointed. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The Digest Martin Clark, director of Camden Art Centre, has been appointed director and chief executive of Towner Eastbourne. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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

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