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

The commission said Google and Apple unfairly pushed app developers toward their own in-app payment systems while barring payments through external websites. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

The West Hollywood skyline could look different in the coming years after the city's planning commission recommended a project to build a 34-story apartment building at the former Cemex Hollywood Concrete Plant. — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Both polls, first shared with The Sacramento Bee and commissioned by the Jones campaign, found Jones ahead by at least 10 percentage points as of mid-October. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

As one of the most influential patrons of art during her lifetime, Isabella commissioned paintings that reflected her love of her little dogs. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing commission

• in commission
• into commission
• out of commission