APPOINTING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

appointing

verb

present participle of appoint

as in choosing

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 nominating

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 appointing Just over two decades on from that awkward introduction, Liverpool are close to appointing another Spaniard as manager in Andoni Iraola. —

Simon Hughes, New York Times, 3 June 2026 During closing arguments Friday, attorney Scott Kaplan, representing Ramco, argued that appointing a receiver was the only viable path forward for both West Suburban, and Weiss Memorial Hospital in the Uptown neighborhood, which closed in August. —

Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 When Biden considered appointing Susan Davies, a former deputy White House counsel under President Obama, to the Justice Department’s top antitrust post, a slew of articles savaged her as a corporate shill. —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026 Senegal’s president can now rebuild his government in his image, appointing ministers who pledge allegiance solely to him. —

Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 23 May 2026 But longtime Governor’s Councilor Christopher Ianella, of Boston, who voted against appointing DeMore, says the Parole Board needs more members with backgrounds in social work and psychology. —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026 The Independence City Council passed a resolution this week establishing the board and appointing its inaugural class of watchdogs. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026 During its years in power, Poland's Law and Justice party tightened control over the courts by appointing loyalist judges to higher courts and punishing critics with disciplinary action. —

ABC News, 18 May 2026 With boards appointing fewer women and fewer members overall, the timeline to reaching gender parity could get even longer. —

Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 May 2026

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When the fabric is right, your comfort is sure to follow — but choosing pieces that are also work-appropriate is trickier.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

— Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026