COMMISSIONED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

commissioned

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past tense of commission

as in appointed

to appoint as one's representative plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

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as in enabled

to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to was commissioned to do the biography

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as in nominated

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs

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Recent Examples of commissioned Local artists were commissioned to add finishing touches, including Gonçalo Jordão and textile designer Thierry Larche, who collaborated on the property’s own azulejo (ceramic tiles) in the garden area. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 Wouldn’t a visit to a strip club or hiring some entertainment for a private party have been a better option than trying to grab the junk of a statue that was commissioned by a duke back at the end of the 1550s? —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Those findings come from a poll commissioned by the Los Angeles Business Council Institute and released Thursday ahead of June’s primary for mayor and governor, in which housing and homelessness are sure to play a big role. —

Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 The network has commissioned eight pilots in its biggest return to a traditional pilot season in years. —

Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 The couple soon acquired the property and commissioned Bac, a writer, illustrator, and grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte—the youngest brother of Napoleon I—to develop it. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026 He was commissioned as a special operations officer and went on to serve with SEAL teams and special forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia before retiring at the rank of captain, according to his Senate campaign biography. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Or a bar with églomisé cocktail tables, each one crafted in London and commissioned by AD100 firm MBDS? —

Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026 The series was commissioned by VP Scripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, Lee Mason. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026

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Spreitzer, meanwhile, pointed to an August executive order that would allow a presidentially appointed individual to have the final say on grant solicitations and approvals.

— Fiona Bork, The Hill, 19 Apr. 2026
Starmer claims he wasn’t told that Mandelson failed security vetting before being appointed; the Foreign Office overruled the decision without informing the prime minister.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026