Synonyms and Antonyms of commissioned
1
to appoint as one's representative
- plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter
2
to give official or legal power to
- was commissioned lieutenant
accredited, authorized, certified, chartered [British], empowered, enabled, invested, licensed (also licenced), qualified, vested, warranted
approved, cleared, credentialed (also credentialled), endorsed (also indorsed), OK'd (or okayed), sanctioned
affirmed, confirmed, validated
inaugurated, inducted, initiated, installed, instated, swore in
allowed, let, permitted
enfranchised, entitled, privileged
banned, barred, blocked, constrained, denied, disallowed, disbarred, discouraged, disenfranchised, disfranchised, excluded, held back, hindered, impeded, inhibited, obstructed, prevented, shut out, stopped
enjoined, forbade (also forbad), interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed, vetoed
3
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
- was commissioned to do the biography
conferred, imposed
committed, confided, consigned, delegated, recommended, relegated, reposed
allocated, allotted
authorized, empowered, invested
4
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
- commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs
authorized, delegated, deputed, deputized
anointed, consecrated, created, inaugurated, inducted, installed, instated, instituted, invested, made, ordained
crowned, enthroned, throned
chose, destined, drafted, elected, handpicked, selected, singled (out), voted (in)
blackballed, deposed, dethroned, displaced, ejected, evicted, ousted, overthrew, removed, threw out, uncrowned, unmade, unseated
