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 Other alleged violations included a failure to give timely responses to claims, provide a factual or legal basis for claim denials and give victims a primary point of contact after assigning three or more adjusters in a six-month period. —

Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 The company also caused confusion for a customer after assigning a dozen claim adjusters to the case within four months. —

Tran Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Identity management—assigning each agent its own ID—enables tracking, and workspaces will need to evolve to allow humans to supervise dozens of agents at once. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026 Sibrian then retaliated against Soto for her claims by reducing her hourly wage, assigning unreasonable workloads and changing her schedule, according to the lawsuit. —

Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 But in many parts of the continent, particularly where batteries are imported rather than produced locally, assigning responsibility remains difficult. —

ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 Andy begins assigning tough features about meaningful topics outside of which accessories go best with your spring wardrobe, none of which hit with Runway readers. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026 Wendy Birhanzel, superintendent of Harrison School District 2 in Colorado, said her district has taken the approach recommended by Epstein, of focusing on the quality of homework while assigning less of it. —

Ariel Gilreath, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026 Consequently, another insider with a privileged view of the entire production and postproduction process feels that assigning blame for the movie’s lengthy journey to the screen is beside the point. —

Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026

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The company, which also makes the AI model Claude, has claimed that Mythos is currently too advanced for public release, and is instead entrusting the model to cybersecurity experts for the time being.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 9 Apr. 2026
Jahangir abandoned writing in the 17th regnal year as his health declined, entrusting continuation to his court historian Muʿtamad Khan, who extended the narrative to Jahangir’s 19th regnal year.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026