ASSIGNED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

assigned

verb

past tense of assign

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing

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as in allotted

to give as a share or portion each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

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as in ceded

to give over the legal possession or ownership of assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts

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expropriated

as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city

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Recent Examples of assigned These surrogates live in California, Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and the newborns have been assigned to foster-care placements in their respective counties. —

Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division recently began training with the Bumblebee V1 counter-drone system. —

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 Individuals were randomly assigned to either be as efficient as possible when placing their order - no small talk with the staff - or to be more social with the barista. —

Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 9 May 2026 Being assigned dessert for Mother's Day was the perfect opportunity to launch me into my possible future as the family baker. —

Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 The remaining picks will be assigned in reverse order of the regular-season standings. —

Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026 The helicopters and planes assigned to carry water to the fire scenes need to fly within 100 feet of the ground to scoop and drop water, which takes them into the same range where drones normally can fly. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 May 2026 He was assigned to the Small Business and Transportation committees for the remainder of the year. —

Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 1 May 2026 Last year, the think tank Model Evaluation & Threat Research ran an experiment in which software developers were randomly assigned to do coding tasks with or without the use of AI. —

Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 May 2026

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Thorne also entrusted Munden, a frequent collaborator, to interpret the script his own way.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Stepping into the role as starting quarterback at Jones, the Class 4A state runner-up, will be Peyton Carroll (6-foot-2, 185 pounds), a sophomore who saw limited time a year ago, but a player with whom Jones coaches have entrusted the role of QB1.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026