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 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, 3 June 2026 Wittmann suggests assigning specific zones—like the entryway or living room—to each person in the household for a fast, low-effort way to consistently tidy. —

Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026 Kalshi traders on Monday were assigning a 56% probability that the report would beat the Wall Street forecast. —

Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 1 June 2026 By assigning a location, a water estimate, and an energy profile to facilities that often exist only as abstractions, the tool gives residents a concrete starting point for understanding what is being built near them. —

Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 In fact, administrators found that assigning greater weight to finances this renewal cycle may have resulted in longer terms for some of the operators, several board members told the Tribune. —

Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 By assigning human traits to AI agents or integrating them into org charts, managers hoped to increase employee acceptance of these new technologies, Kropp said. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026 In 2018, the Latino Action Network and the New Jersey chapter of the NAACP, among other plaintiffs, filed a suit arguing that the state’s system of assigning students based on their residence has created racially segregated schools. —

Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 After four years of such calls, these front-line mental health care workers have learned how to diffuse such situations, in this case, providing contacts for local therapists likely to be able to meet quickly and assigning a case manager to start the process of restoring Medi-Cal coverage. —

Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

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There’s a similar mismatch happening with fourth lines in the series, too, with Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour entrusting William Carrier, Mark Jankowski and Eric Robinson with key minutes and being rewarded with three key goals already in this series.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 26 May 2026
What to read next NASA also wants SpaceX and Blue Origin to fully demonstrate successful uncrewed touchdowns on the moon, and liftoffs back to lunar orbit, before entrusting the lives of astronauts aboard the landers.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 May 2026