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 lack of rights owed to victims in particular has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s judicial procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

Charles Schwab offers some of the lowest rates in the industry and commission-free trading with stocks and ETFs. — Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Verb

Two centuries later, Eugène Delacroix was commissioned to create the ceiling’s central showpiece, the 40-foot-wide painting Apollo Slaying the Serpent Python. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

President John Adams was one of the most vigorous proponents of commissioning private vessels for national ends. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

Phrases Containing commission

• in commission
• into commission
• out of commission