appointment

noun

ə-ˈpȯint-mənt How to pronounce appointment (audio)
Definition of appointmentnext
1
as in job
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty the appointment of the mayor's husband to the Board of Health came as a surprise

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2
as in date
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place I have a dental appointment for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon

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3
as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay loved her latest appointment as an aide at the governor's office

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as in furnishings
appointments plural the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room the yacht's staterooms have the most luxurious appointments imaginable

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Recent Examples of appointment Apple's HomeView uses Apple Intelligence to proactively show users their text messages, calendar appointments and photos. — Kif Leswing,annie Palmer,jordan Novet, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Democrats would surely point to how Republicans handled President Barack Obama’s appointment of Merrick Garland in 2016. — The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Roppo’s appointment comes months after Tom Corson, who’d previously served as COO at Warner Records, was promoted to COO of the broader Warner Music Group at the end of July. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Classes can be booked on Mindbody, an appointment management and scheduling app, Tsigaris said. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointment
  1. job
  2. date
  3. position
  4. furniture
  5. election
  6. rendezvous
  7. post
  8. assignment
Noun
  • The protection of American jobs justified the chains of bondage, or so the argument went.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Was Sarandos courting Bloys for a top job at the streamer, perhaps to take the job then held by Bajaria?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
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  • Multiple containers of foods prepared and held for more than 24 hours were not date marked.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Construction has been underway for about three weeks, and according to the partners, an opening date has been set for early April for the two distinctly different restaurants at the building.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of date
Noun
  • Maintaining command-and-control links matters when troops rely on aerial sensors to gather information beyond their immediate positions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • Most of the furniture comes from the owner’s personal collection, gathered over the course of a lifetime from visits to flea markets all over Europe.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Designed by notable furniture and interior designer Yabu Pushelberg (whose projects also include JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo), rooms are awash in warm gray tones and feature upholstered linen beds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of furniture
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  • Her party is already the largest opposition party in parliament, and a snap legislative election following the presidential vote could entrench it further.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens.
    — SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • During the rendezvous with the space station, five thrusters in the capsule's service module failed, resulting in a temporary loss of full maneuverability.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • That makes communications, navigation, orbital rendezvous, and mission logistics substantially harder.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
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  • Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those school resource officers cover multiple schools in localized areas, according to the district’s social media posts.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of post
Noun
  • No other reporter was available or willing to take the assignment.
    — Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • This defense needs to find a way to make quarterbacks uncomfortable without becoming blitz crazy, and that means Chop Robinson, Josh Uche and Malik Herring must step up and win more of their 1-on-1 assignments.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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