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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Verb

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

Verb

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

When Washington in May designated Brazil’s two largest criminal factions, the First Capital Command and the Red Command, as terrorist organizations, Lula warned the labels could become a pretext for American intervention.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Eight others, including Israel, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, are designated Level 3, urging travelers to reconsider their plans.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of designated

Verb

Witt said that following the speech, FBI Director Kash Patel personally assigned the investigation of a list of former agents, including Floris and Benavides, to the FBI's Kansas City field office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Witt said it was assigned to him through the FBI's chain of command in July, after FBI Director Kash Patel gave the case to the Kansas City field office.

— Sophia Vlahakis, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of assigned

Verb

In June, Kifowit was named executive director of the Construction Industry Service Corporation, a non-profit labor-management association representing unionized construction trades in Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane and Kendall counties.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Housing officials left the student in the room for two weeks after the accuser’s lawsuit publicly named him, prompting a professor to call the arrangement a security risk.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of named

Verb

One of the weirder aspects of the telecom industry, as it’s constituted in the United States right now, is that cell carriers own some of their towers and operate some of their towers.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of constituted

Verb

With the absence of any major AI company and relatively expensive valuations, investors have picked markets such as South Korea and Taiwan over India, experts said.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Warrants obtained by the AJC allege two of the suspects picked a date for the attack, obtained a floor plan of the school, pledged to provide weapons and made a list of items to get, including body armor, video cameras and combat boots.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 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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