Synonyms of commission

commission 1 of 2

noun

kə-ˈmi-shən 

1

as in mandate

the granting of power to perform various acts or duties

President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mandate
• accreditation
• authorization
• delegation
• license
• promotion
• empowerment
• directing
• facilitation
• consignment
• commanding
• commendation
• entrustment
• ordering
• fostering

2

as in execution

the doing of an action

a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• execution
• implementation
• fulfillment
• perpetration
• accomplishment
• prosecution
• performance
• achievement
• enactment
• pursuance
• administration
• management
• discharge
• application
• handling
• expedition
• dispatch
• direction
• practice
• operation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformance
• nonfulfillment

3

as in committee

a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter

reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• committee
• panel
• subcommittee
• mission
• delegation
• council
• standing committee
• steering committee
• assembly
• congress
• body
• synod
• convocation

4

as in appointment

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty

her commission as head of the investigation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointment
• job
• election
• assignment
• designation
• nomination
• office
• position
• situation
• delegation
• station
• gig
• placement
• authorization
• investment
• induction
• ranking
• installation
• deputation
• billet
• spot
• installment
• ordination
• place
• selection
• choice
• destination
• emplacement
• investiture
• choosing
• picking
• anointing
• anointment
• instating
• singling (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissal
• discharge
• expulsion
• firing
• rejection
• removal
• dismission
• deposition
• overthrow
• ejection
• eviction
• ouster
• blackball
• dethronement

commission

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to appoint

to appoint as one's representative

plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoint
• delegate
• depute
• deputize
• charge
• assign
• nominate
• designate
• name

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogate
• abdicate

2

as in to enable

to give official or legal power to

was commissioned lieutenant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enable
• authorize
• empower
• qualify
• charter
• license
• permit
• warrant
• vest
• certify
• invest
• approve
• entitle
• sanction
• allow
• accredit
• endorse
• confirm
• install
• privilege
• affirm
• validate
• initiate
• OK
• inaugurate
• let
• credential
• instate
• induct
• clear
• swear in
• enfranchise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualify
• prevent
• stop
• exclude
• shut out
• ban
• bar
• deny
• discourage
• hold back
• hinder
• impede
• block
• obstruct
• inhibit
• disallow
• prohibit
• veto
• constrain
• forbid
• enjoin
• outlaw
• disbar
• disfranchise
• disenfranchise
• proscribe
• interdict

3

as in to task

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

was commissioned to do the biography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• task
• entrust
• trust
• charge
• assign
• impose
• delegate
• confer
• recommend
• commit
• authorize
• allocate
• allot
• empower
• confide
• repose
• invest
• consign
• relegate

4

as in to nominate

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty

commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoint
• nominate
• constitute
• name
• assign
• designate
• detail
• place
• delegate
• authorize
• attach
• elect
• institute
• induct
• choose
• create
• ordain
• install
• crown
• select
• inaugurate
• depute
• deputize
• draft
• invest
• vote (in)
• instate
• make
• consecrate
• single (out)
• throne
• anoint
• enthrone
• destine
• handpick

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismiss
• discharge
• fire
• expel
• remove
• overthrow
• throw out
• depose
• displace
• oust
• eject
• unmake
• evict
• unseat
• dethrone
• uncrown
• blackball

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commission

Noun

For more than a decade, Paz, a former mining magnate, provided the funds to acquire artworks, commission large-scale projects, and build pavilions for individual artists. — Mercedes Ezquiaga, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Built on Scout & Film’s experience managing locations for film and advertising productions, the platform connects location scouts, agencies, production companies and film commissions with locations suited to their production requirements. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

According to Artforum, its editors had not commissioned or drafted the letter, which also appeared in e-flux. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

In 2020, Lemaire was commissioned to decorate the Élysée presidential residence, particularly the Salon Pompadour, the Salon la Cartographie, the Salon des Aides de Camp and the presidential office. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing commission

• in commission
• into commission
• out of commission