Synonyms of assigning

assigning

verb

present participle of assign

1

as in entrusting

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

• entrusting
• tasking
• trusting
• charging
• commissioning
• imposing
• conferring
• recommending
• delegating
• allocating
• allotting
• relegating
• committing
• authorizing
• confiding
• empowering
• consigning
• reposing
• investing

2

as in allotting

to give as a share or portion

each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allotting
• allocating
• distributing
• apportioning
• dividing
• giving
• allowing
• rationing
• measuring
• granting
• splitting
• dealing
• administering
• awarding
• lotting
• dispensing
• prorating
• according
• reserving
• sharing (out)
• reassigning
• contributing
• handing out
• doling out
• donating
• metering
• earmarking
• meting (out)
• parting
• reallocating
• redistributing
• portioning
• parceling (out)
• admeasuring
• reapportioning
• chipping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• retaining
• keeping
• depriving (of)
• withholding
• appropriating
• begrudging
• confiscating
• stinting
• arrogating

3

as in ceding

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

• ceding
• transferring
• conveying
• relinquishing
• bequeathing
• donating
• alienating
• lending
• granting
• entrusting
• deeding
• leaving
• disposing of
• loaning
• renting
• presenting
• moving
• transmitting
• making over
• contributing
• leasing
• conferring
• passing (down)
• aliening
• bestowing
• commending
• committing
• passing
• surrendering
• delivering
• consigning
• releasing
• yielding
• willing
• trusting
• handing down
• vesting
• turning in
• letting
• turning over
• handing over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expropriating

4

as in appointing

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

• appointing
• nominating
• naming
• constituting
• designating
• attaching
• commissioning
• placing
• delegating
• authorizing
• inducting
• detailing
• creating
• choosing
• electing
• selecting
• installing
• instituting
• ordaining
• inaugurating
• consecrating
• deputizing
• crowning
• deputing
• instating
• making
• drafting
• anointing
• investing
• enthroning
• handpicking
• voting (in)
• destining
• singling (out)
• throning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissing
• discharging
• firing
• expelling
• removing
• displacing
• evicting
• ejecting
• overthrowing
• deposing
• ousting
• dethroning
• unseating
• throwing out
• blackballing
• unmaking
• uncrowning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of assigning

The important thing is defining the criteria before assigning a score. — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

As more officers arrived, Kelly began directing the response, assigning priority to the most critically injured. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Call-takers are responsible for answering calls and assigning a priority level. — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Police emphasized that assigning the case to the Homicide Detail does not indicate Lupton's death has been ruled a homicide. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The distribution was less asymmetric than expected from models assigning baryon number to valence quarks. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

The national park’s staff moved away from assigning nicknames to the bears along the Brooks River. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026