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 one-of-a-kind vehicle was commissioned through the automaker’s Dubai Private Office and was conceived as a tribute to the client’s wife. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2015, he was commissioned by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to design a poster for its induction ceremony, the same year that signs of Max’s dementia started coming out. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Large quantities of gold have been smuggled out of the country to finance the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, who control gold-producing areas in Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to experts commissioned by the United Nations. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Heated Rivalry is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave with the participation of the Canada Media Fund (CMF). — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026 What the draft doesn’t mention is that the report was commissioned by Paramount. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Guardrails Alliance, which commissioned the poll conducted by Upswing Research and Strategy, was formed this year to counter the influence of pro-AI groups like the Leading the Future super PAC network. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 The Bertholf was built in Mississippi in 2005, and it was commissioned in 2008. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026 The board commissioned a confidential climate survey in August 2025 after hearing concerns about the treatment of employees, the message said. — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioned

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Since then, the Big Ten has appointed a neutral clock operator, instead of one appointed by the home team.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Judge Joseph Weiner was transferred from the West Los Angeles Immigration Court and Judge Bayleigh Pettigrew was appointed in May as part of the largest class in the agency’s history.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of appointed

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This also enabled Laporta to improve his previously tense relationship with UEFA and its president, Aleksander Ceferin.

— Pol Ballús, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Teams should trace root causes, fix the control failures that enabled the path, and retest to prove the attacker’s route is actually gone.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of enabled

Verb

In 1996, Lockyer entrusted Sher to serve on a joint Assembly-Senate conference committee that produced landmark legislation that sought to deregulate California’s electricity system.

— Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Women need to be entrusted with the roles, businesses and transformations that create the next generation of CEOs.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrusted

Verb

This season of South Park was also nominated for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (losing to Julie Andrews for Bridgerton), and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (losing to Andrew Bird’s song for The Pitt).

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
He was nominated to the Supreme Court, 11 months before the next election, in the final year of President Obama’s term.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominated

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That capability cannot be delegated to a committee charter, however well drafted.

— Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Democrats, on the other hand, accused Republicans of aiming to forfeit yet another one of the powers explicitly delegated to Congress in the Constitution.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of delegated

Verb

Regulated facilities and medical labs can automatically audit PPE compliance and control authorized access into cleanroom environments.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to brief the media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

Rather than pivot away from the high-pressing, front-foot football of Howe, Wilson tasked those involved in the identification of head coaches to double down upon those principles.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
On graduation day, Fujino is tasked with taking Kyomoto’s diploma to the girl’s home, and the two finally meet.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of tasked

Verb

Thompson asserted that the monitoring constituted unreasonable search and seizure, but a federal appeals court denied his claim last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Colonial armies fought in every theater and constituted some of the forces deployed during the war.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026