Synonyms of assigned

assigned

verb

past tense of assign

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrusted
• tasked
• charged
• trusted
• commissioned
• imposed
• delegated
• conferred
• recommended
• allotted
• allocated
• authorized
• committed
• empowered
• consigned
• relegated
• confided
• invested
• reposed

2

as in allotted

to give as a share or portion

each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allotted
• allocated
• distributed
• allowed
• apportioned
• divided
• gave
• rationed
• measured
• lotted
• awarded
• granted
• dealt
• administered
• dispensed
• split
• shared (out)
• handed out
• reserved
• reassigned
• prorated
• accorded
• earmarked
• metered
• contributed
• donated
• meted (out)
• doled out
• reallocated
• parted
• admeasured
• portioned
• parceled (out)
• redistributed
• reapportioned
• chipped in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• retained
• kept
• deprived (of)
• withheld
• appropriated
• begrudged
• confiscated
• stinted
• arrogated

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceded
• transferred
• conveyed
• bequeathed
• relinquished
• donated
• entrusted
• disposed of
• deeded
• alienated
• lent
• left
• granted
• loaned
• leased
• rented
• made over
• moved
• presented
• passed (down)
• contributed
• aliened
• transmitted
• conferred
• passed
• bestowed
• vested
• committed
• handed down
• commended
• surrendered
• willed
• consigned
• delivered
• turned in
• released
• trusted
• turned over
• handed over
• yielded
• let

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriated

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointed
• nominated
• named
• designated
• constituted
• commissioned
• attached
• placed
• delegated
• authorized
• detailed
• inducted
• elected
• selected
• chose
• created
• ordained
• installed
• instituted
• deputized
• deputed
• inaugurated
• anointed
• consecrated
• destined
• crowned
• drafted
• invested
• made
• instated
• voted (in)
• enthroned
• handpicked
• singled (out)
• throned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissed
• discharged
• expelled
• fired
• removed
• displaced
• ejected
• deposed
• evicted
• ousted
• dethroned
• threw out
• unseated
• overthrew
• blackballed
• unmade
• uncrowned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assigned

State officials dismissed the allegation as speculation but explicitly warned the Authority not to pay higher rates for work assigned to those $35-an-hour positions. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

The responsibility assigned to Caitlin Clark The list of WNBA media members who have openly called for Clark to denounce online hate, something Clark has done multiple times by the way, is almost too long to count. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

When Rafael Rodríguez Rapún (Miguel Bernardeau), a Republican freedom fighter with piercing eyes and a lower abdominal wound, is wheeled into the infirmary, Sebastián is assigned to watch over him and extract information. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Troopers assigned to Troop D in Danielson responded to 79 Westfield Ave. — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026

Three companies in Goldman's latest key picks have been assigned a 12-month upside of more than 100%. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

She has been assigned to a restorative justice drug court and consulted on police misconduct cases. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Witt said that following the speech, FBI Director Kash Patel personally assigned the investigation of a list of former agents, including Floris and Benavides, to the FBI's Kansas City field office. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

The department also described five patrol vehicles assigned to the initiative. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026