ASSIGNING Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

assigning

verb

present participle of assign

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

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Relevance

as in allotting

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

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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

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expropriating

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

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Recent Examples of assigning Dolin recommends assigning responsibilities clearly from the start. —

Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026 Rather than assigning professional travel journalists to carry out the reporting and writing, the brand recruited local tastemakers and characters. —

John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026 Once in flight, the plan would rely on the missiles cooperating by sharing target data, sorting real ships from decoys, assigning themselves to different targets, and attacking from different angles. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026 Just days into the COVID-19 lockdown, Baker was thrust into this new role, assigning technology, implementing health protocols, and serving the basics. —

Rina Nakano, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Baptists say the Bible places high value on both men and women as created in the image of God while assigning them different roles in churches and homes. —

Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 In my friend group, assigning rooms on a trip tends to be a Hunger Games-style competition that would put even the pickiest Housewives to shame. —

Michele Corriston, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 In comparison, this effect was roughly half to three quarters as large as that of assigning a student to a class with seven fewer students per teacher. —

Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026 The Lipoprotein Insulin Resistance (LP-IR) Test estimates the body’s response to insulin by analyzing patterns in blood fats and assigning a score from zero to 100. —

Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026

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Finance leaders should carefully assess regulatory compliance, financial stability, cybersecurity protections and business continuity capabilities before entrusting critical financial functions to a new platform.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
McConnell gets solid performances from his actors, none more so than Yurich, who obviously took a leap by entrusting his story to someone else but pours himself into the role to a degree that suggests complete trust.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026