ASSIGNS Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

assigns

verb

present tense third-person singular of assign

as in tasks

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 allots

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

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as in cedes

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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expropriates

as in appoints

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 assigns Accompaniment assigns first priority to those in greatest need and those most likely to be left out of dignified and decent treatment. —

Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 The market currently assigns about a 41% probability rates are unchanged at year-end, with a 42% chance of one quarter-point hike and 14% of a 50 basis point increase, according to CME FedWatch. —

Justina Lee, CNBC, 16 June 2026 The new office assigns one patrol officer to the mall around the clock and two COPS officers to downtown Columbia throughout the week. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 16 June 2026 How Cycle Syncing Works Cycle syncing divides the roughly 28-day menstrual cycle into four hormonal phases and assigns different foods, workouts and work priorities to each. —

Allison Palmer updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026 Objection assigns a human investigator — at the $2,000 price tier, a college graduate; for $10,000, a former CIA or FBI agent — to gather evidence, which is displayed as exhibits. —

Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026 The league assigns electronic devices to employees to be used for work purposes, and teams ordinarily do the same with their employees. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026 Then the team assigns a wage value to each discrete task by cross-referencing ADP’s payroll data. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 May 2026 The Trust for Public Land assigns each city a park score ranging from zero to 100 points, based on five factors, including park access, park acreage, and amenities. —

Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2026

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Verb

Hence the brand tasks perfumers to encapsulate mundane episodes in bottles.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The preamble to the Illinois Constitution tasks the state with some specific objectives — like eliminating poverty and inequality and ensuring legal, social and economic justice.

— Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026