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

Summary The Atlanta Braves, maintaining a strong NL East lead despite roster setbacks, have quickly signed former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cade Doughty to a minor-league deal, assigning him to High-A Rome. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Review your spending before setting a budget Look at several months of bank and credit card transactions before assigning spending targets. — Javier Simon, USA Today, 12 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

Blake distinguished between describing a person’s behavior and its impact on you, and assigning that person a sweeping label. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Monday Service generally lacks sufficient task management tools for assigning tasks, such as resolving tickets that require highly technical knowledge, which could prove problematic for companies with large teams or complex workflows. — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

For the trial, randomly assigning participants to stay on or off them was intended to level that playing field. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

In a 2007 case, Roberts, writing for the majority, struck down a Seattle school district’s program of assigning pupils to classrooms with a goal of racial diversity. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Instead of assigning the entire calculation to the quantum processor, QC Ware split the workflow between classical and quantum systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026