Synonyms of appointing

appointing

verb

present participle of appoint

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choosing
• selecting
• setting
• designating
• picking
• naming
• establishing
• arranging
• announcing
• specifying
• assigning
• adopting
• fixing
• determining
• coordinating
• preferring
• declaring
• settling
• orchestrating
• publishing
• pinning (down)
• advertising
• opting (for)
• singling (out)

2

as in nominating

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

was appointed to the council on national security

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nominating
• assigning
• naming
• constituting
• designating
• commissioning
• electing
• authorizing
• attaching
• placing
• inducting
• delegating
• choosing
• selecting
• detailing
• creating
• ordaining
• instituting
• installing
• deputizing
• inaugurating
• consecrating
• deputing
• anointing
• instating
• crowning
• investing
• making
• drafting
• enthroning
• handpicking
• voting (in)
• throning
• destining
• singling (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• firing
• expelling
• discharging
• removing
• deposing
• ousting
• overthrowing
• displacing
• evicting
• unseating
• ejecting
• dethroning
• throwing out
• unmaking
• blackballing
• uncrowning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appointing

Parliament has continued appointing judges under Poland's constitution, but several of those appointments have been blocked from taking office amid a years-long standoff between the government, the presidency and the tribunal itself. — Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

That’s after appointing former Obama and Biden campaign staffer John Bivona as head of government relations in January and onboarding former Obama campaign manager Stephanie Cutter as an advisor in April. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

These included putting politicians in charge of appointing new judges (previously, the responsibility had belonged to fellow judges) and creating a new avenue for judges to be disciplined. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026

Trump, in his inimitable way, has tried to get around that by appointing acting people and appointing people to jobs that don’t require Senate confirmation, and so on, and then basically outsourcing large parts of the government. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

The next Florida governor will also be able to influence state education policy by appointing the seven members of the Board of Education and then recommending a candidate for commissioner of education for that board to elect. — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

The White House has turned to those close to her to enact the plan, appointing her associates to help lead the hunt for noncitizens on voter rolls and to reinvestigate 2020 voting irregularities. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will consider appointing a new sheriff Tuesday to replace Sheriff Jeff Leikauf, who announced his retirement amid a dispute with his predecessor over the department’s leadership. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

And Weiser wants to bring new ideas and efficiencies into state government by appointing a Chief Innovation Officer to boost the economy. — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026