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 Luis Antonio Tagle, 69, a Filipino cardinal, was appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the new dean of the College of Cardinals, elevating his profile as a papal contender in the process. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 He was appointed by City Manager Peter Iglesias to the Gables’ planning and zoning board and previously served for nearly two decades on the county’s planning and zoning board. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 Since Kakashi cannot participate himself, Naruto is appointed acting leader. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 The court appointed attorney Greg Rauch, of Moscow, Idaho, to take over his case. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Hitler was subsequently appointed chancellor by Hindenburg, in January 1933, after his party secured in the 1932 legislative elections a relative majority in the 600-seat Reichstag, Germany’s parliament. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 However, scripted lessons had been introduced in the district before the Texas Education Agency appointed the nine-member Board of Managers and Superintendent Peter Licata in March. — Lina Ruiz october 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 David Vaillant was appointed managing director and CFO of the World Bank Group. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 The law also says any government official with a conflict should notify the person who appointed them in writing. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointed
  1. set
  2. nominated
  3. designated
  4. assigned
  5. named
  6. constituted
  7. picked
  8. commissioned
Verb
  • The signature restaurant, Le Pressoir d’Argent, is a stunner with a rocaille decor (seashells set into elaborate plaster moldings) and a sublime seafood menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Its slate pairs four features, all set for release in 2027, with three long-form TV dramas at various stages of production.
    — Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of set
Verb
  • Her most recent work, Elegies (2023), a documentary about Hong Kong poetry, opened Hong Kong International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Horse Awards.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • His operas, including Eurydice and Crossing, have been performed everywhere from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Los Angeles Opera, and the Metropolitan’s Eurydice was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 2023.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of nominated
Verb
  • Around that time, Nusra was designated a terrorist organization by the United States and several other Western governments.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Tagle was designated at the last minute to stand in for Leo at Wednesday's Mass to close out a conference on family ministry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of designated
Verb
  • Other senior church roles include the Dean of the College of Cardinals—a position recently assigned to Cardinal Tagle.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Thousands of vehicles without air conditioning Records obtained by the I-Team also revealed that more than half of the active delivery vehicles assigned in Texas still lack air conditioning.
    — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Opening her case, Karmy-Jones walked through the allegations from the six women, who have a lifelong right to anonymity even though they are being named in court.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The bill in consideration was originally named Ryder’s Law after a 14-year-old carriage horse who collapsed in 2022 and was later euthanized due to cancer.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • America was cultural dynamism that constituted soft power, from Hollywood and hip-hop to the once finest university system in the world.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of constituted
Verb
  • Paul picked three wickets in the 19th over to wrap up the innings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The effect was clear in Nevada’s 2024 Senate race, which Democrats narrowly won as nearly 5 percent of voters picked a candidate outside the two major parties.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of picked
Verb
  • According to a poll commissioned by Le Figaro, some sixty-two per cent believe that the students’ actions are justified.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
  • As for the main home—commissioned by Pittman and Dowell—the impressive, seven-sided structure wraps around a central courtyard and seamlessly integrates Maltzan’s recent addition.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of commissioned

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“Appointed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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