COMMISSIONED Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

commissioned

verb

Definition of commissioned

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 The artwork remains in possession of Milwaukee police while the client who had commissioned it for sale with his art gallery works it out with his insurance company, DeLind said. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Ottchil, a Korean lacquer technique, can be spotted on a vessel in the kitchen and the custom screens Kim’s studio commissioned for the primary bedroom. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026 To avoid the hassle of fair use, independent production teams often spend three, sometimes four times as much money on license fees for the same image or clip as high-budget projects commissioned by high-volume licensees like Netflix, HBO or Apple. — Addie Morfoot, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 The crime drama is commissioned by Paramount+ and produced in association with Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 The half-dozen allegorical sculptures gathered in the new museum—The Lions, Liberty, Progress, Work, Peace, and Justice—were commissioned for Buenos Aires’s Palace of the Argentine National Congress in 1906. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Aug. 2026 The series is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave with the participation of the Canada Media Fund (CMF). — Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Martin had commissioned it himself, and made an explicit promise to release it to the public. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Heated Rivalry, which became an instant global phenomenon when Season 1 was released in late 2025, is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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With another peak in the ’80s thanks to films like Risky Business and Top Gun, the sunglasses continue to dominate pop culture today—just ask rapper A$AP Rocky, who was appointed the brand’s first-ever creative director in 2025.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is using a familiar playbook of portraying her Democratic opponent as too liberal for Mississippi.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of appointed

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At the time, steamships and the printing press enabled people and ideas to travel farther and faster across the globe than ever before.

— Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
The change enabled state and local government employees to stop working at an earlier age and collect more retirement pay.

— Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of enabled

Verb

She was nominated for a Genie Award for her performance in the supporting actress category.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
That delay also explains why McConaughey has had other projects that filmed later on, like Paul Greengrass’ Oscar-nominated The Lost Bus, already reach the public.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of nominated

Verb

Make Trustees Part of the Strategy This cannot be delegated to government relations or communications offices.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2024, for instance, the Biden administration delegated the task of getting Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and hostage release deal to its Arab allies rather than pressuring the group itself.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegated

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Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce received another platelet-rich plasma injection in his left ankle, according to a source with knowledge of the matter who spoke anonymously Monday because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
New Jersey authorized stormwater utilities in 2019, giving every town the power to fund drainage improvements through modest fees tied to pavement and runoff, yet almost no municipality has created one.

— Ravi S. Bhalla, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

In the current framework, the BOP aims to establish a National Committee for the Administration of Gaza — an international, technocratic body tasked with running the civilian government of the strip.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
The company is tasked with building what the agency is calling the SMART system, short for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories.

— Joel Rose, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of tasked

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In 1970 people with tenure or tenure-track jobs constituted 73% of those teaching at colleges and universities.

— Paul Osterman, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
The waters around Sicily, which was colonized by the ancient Greeks and later conquered by the Romans around 240 BC, constituted one of the ancient world’s most important trade routes.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026