COMMISSIONS Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

commissions 1 of 2

noun

plural of commission

as in mandates

the granting of power to perform various acts or duties President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory

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as in executions

the doing of an action a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins

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as in committees

a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis

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as in appointments

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty her commission as head of the investigation

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commissions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of commission

as in delegates

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

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as in enables

to give official or legal power to was commissioned lieutenant

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as in tasks

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

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as in appoints

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 commissions

Noun

Those rewards are defined as the amount that the commissions paid on trades exceed the bank’s cost to execute the transactions. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 June 2026 In our view, the best solution is still to leave it to the states, which should have independent commissions create maps based on geography, not politics. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026 Members were given access to a library of Tate’s videos, and earned commissions by reposting clips to attract new subscribers. —

Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 In the wake of 2020’s protests, many museums solicited responses from contemporary artists—particularly artists of color; A250 has spawned no such wave of institutional commissions. —

Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026 Ir remains to be seen, though, how many legislatures will follow, and whether the outburst of mid-decade redistricting will extend down to county commissions, city councils and school boards that make myriad decisions affecting people's lives. —

ABC News, 7 June 2026 Two other amendments — one to increase individual campaign contribution limits to $500 and another to allow the City Council to delegate authority to boards and commissions — are also being considered. —

Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2026 Across the fine jewelry industry, designers are reporting growing demand for heirloom remodeling, engagement ring redesigns and bespoke commissions that repurpose stones with personal history. —

Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 But the Governor controls the cogs of government through thousands of appointments to boards and commissions. —

Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026

Verb

This past spring, Scott was a slithery wonder in the new season of The Comeback as the tech-boosting network head who commissions a new sitcom for Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) to star in, written entirely by AI. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026 He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026 The government commissions murals and sculptures for schools, libraries, and hospitals. —

John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 The Environment Committee passed SB 457 in March, which requires distributors to manage their own container redemption programs and commissions a DEEP study of previous anti-fraud measures. —

Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 In 1955, 60-year-old Pagnol is an acclaimed playwright and filmmaker when Elle magazine commissions a weekly column about his childhood. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026 In an attempt to provide a roadmap, Brussels periodically commissions grand reports on Europe’s economic future. —

Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025 Things only get complicated for Phil when a mother (Shino Shinozaki) commissions him to play the dad that her adorable 11-year-old daughter has never met. —

David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissions

Noun

Office life is tense these days in light of reorganizations, layoffs and now expanding in-office mandates.

— Dee Depass, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
That's because some jurisdictions weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions.

— Rob Stein, NPR, 4 June 2026