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 Smith Collection | Archive Photos | Getty Images Two months after its unexpected artificial intelligence rebrand, Allbirds is changing its name to Smartbird and appointing a new chief executive. —

Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 June 2026 Betani was the sole vote against appointing Vaccaro, reasoning that voters should be the ones to make this decision in November. —

Richard Ramos, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Permanent chancellor search One of Santiago’s key focuses is appointing a permanent chancellor. —

Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026 Since the revelations that some plaintiffs were paid to sue, the county has ramped up the vetting process for claims, appointing a former presiding judge of the county’s Superior Court to vet cases by Downtown LA Law Group, one of the main firms involved in the cases. —

Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 The bar for appointing an acting mayor in Evanston won’t be raised after all. —

Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 Kemp is also accused of helping to pass lottery machine legislation (HB 383) to benefit another property buyer, as well as appointing a third buyer to the State Charter School Commission. —

Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026 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 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

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In her acceptance speech, Swift said choosing to be a songwriter was easy, then fought back tears while thanking her family.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
How does choosing Gwen Graham help push Florida and Democrats into the future?

— Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026