ASSIGNED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

assigned

verb

Definition of assigned

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 The oil major has been assigned two additional oilfields in the Orinoco Belt, the region that contains most of Venezuela's vast reserves of extra-heavy crude oil. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 The company said Venezuela assigned its new oil fields to exploit in the country’s Orinoco Belt, a region that produces thick, sludgy, tar-like oil that many US Gulf-area refining facilities are tailor made to refine. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 The lapses allowed the attackers to successfully perform a BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) hijacking to obtain control over IP addresses assigned to Softaculous. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 Production means the agent starts generating exceptions nobody has assigned an owner to catch, record and convert into a better rule. — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 And the flow from the 17 fields assigned to NABEP could double by 2030 just from boosting production at existing sites, according to Rystad. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Like others, we have been assigned an apartment based on our rank, education level, and years of employment. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Each body is assigned a reference number to help families identify and claim the remains later. — Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Coral Springs Elementary, with students assigned to Eagle Ridge Elementary and Parkside Elementary. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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My teenage aunts, entrusted with the care of thousands of white larvae feasting on lush, thick mulberry leaves, had to get up in the middle of the night to scatter more leaves into the trays.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
The veteran comic likens the creative control he’s been granted to a second-string quarterback being entrusted to lead the team.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrusted

Verb

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of allotted

Verb

But let’s be honest, Thursday’s game doesn’t matter for the division race, as the Cubs have essentially ceded the NL Central to Milwaukee, which has a nine-game lead.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Apple has largely ceded the frontier AI model market to competitors such as Google and OpenAI, choosing for now to focus on delivering the new technology through its high-end hardware.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceded

Verb

Since then, the Big Ten has appointed a neutral clock operator, instead of one appointed by the home team.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Judge Joseph Weiner was transferred from the West Los Angeles Immigration Court and Judge Bayleigh Pettigrew was appointed in May as part of the largest class in the agency’s history.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of appointed

Verb

Rather than pivot away from the high-pressing, front-foot football of Howe, Wilson tasked those involved in the identification of head coaches to double down upon those principles.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
On graduation day, Fujino is tasked with taking Kyomoto’s diploma to the girl’s home, and the two finally meet.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of tasked

Verb

The amount of time, money and resources being allocated to developing new cell and gene therapies indicates that the market will continue its rapid growth.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The deal has also been announced at a time when the NIH has been struggling to issue sufficient grants to use the money that Congress allocated to it.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocated

Verb

This season of South Park was also nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (losing to Julie Andrews for Bridgerton), and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (losing to Andrew Bird’s song for The Pitt).

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
He was nominated to the Supreme Court, 11 months before the next election, in the final year of President Obama’s term.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

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