Synonyms of commissions

commissions 1 of 2

noun

plural of commission

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mandates
• accreditations
• authorizations
• delegations
• licenses
• promotions
• empowerments
• commendations
• consignments
• facilitations
• entrustments
• orderings

2

as in executions

the doing of an action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• executions
• accomplishments
• implementations
• perpetrations
• fulfillments
• prosecutions
• performances
• achievements
• enactments
• discharges
• applications
• pursuances
• administrations
• expeditions
• managements
• dispatches
• handlings
• operations
• directions
• practices

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonperformances
• nonfulfillments

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• committees
• panels
• subcommittees
• missions
• delegations
• standing committees
• steering committees
• councils
• congresses
• assemblies
• bodies
• synods
• convocations

4

as in appointments

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty

her commission as head of the investigation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointments
• jobs
• assignments
• elections
• designations
• nominations
• positions
• offices
• situations
• gigs
• stations
• placements
• investments
• rankings
• installations
• delegations
• billets
• installments
• authorizations
• spots
• places
• deputations
• destinations
• choices
• selections
• investitures
• inductions
• ordinations
• emplacements
• anointments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismissals
• discharges
• firings
• expulsions
• rejections
• depositions
• dismissions
• removals
• evictions
• ejections
• blackballs
• overthrows
• ousters
• dethronements

commissions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of commission

1

as in delegates

to appoint as one's representative

plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegates
• appoints
• deputes
• deputizes
• charges
• assigns
• nominates
• names
• designates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogates
• abdicates

2

as in enables

to give official or legal power to

was commissioned lieutenant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enables
• empowers
• authorizes
• licenses
• permits
• qualifies
• charters
• vests
• warrants
• certifies
• entitles
• invests
• allows
• credentials
• accredits
• sanctions
• approves
• privileges
• endorses
• installs
• confirms
• affirms
• instates
• initiates
• validates
• lets
• inaugurates
• inducts
• OKs
• swears in
• enfranchises
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocks
• disqualifies
• bars
• prevents
• excludes
• bans
• stops
• denies
• discourages
• hinders
• holds back
• obstructs
• constrains
• inhibits
• shuts out
• impedes
• prohibits
• forbids
• disallows
• vetoes
• outlaws
• disbars
• disfranchises
• proscribes
• enjoins
• disenfranchises
• interdicts

3

as in tasks

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

was commissioned to do the biography

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tasks
• entrusts
• charges
• trusts
• assigns
• delegates
• imposes
• confers
• recommends
• commits
• authorizes
• allocates
• empowers
• reposes
• confides
• allots
• relegates
• consigns
• invests

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appoints
• nominates
• names
• constitutes
• assigns
• details
• places
• delegates
• designates
• attaches
• institutes
• authorizes
• elects
• inducts
• chooses
• installs
• crowns
• ordains
• creates
• deputes
• drafts
• instates
• deputizes
• selects
• consecrates
• inaugurates
• invests
• singles (out)
• thrones
• enthrones
• votes (in)
• anoints
• destines
• makes
• handpicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• dismisses
• fires
• expels
• removes
• overthrows
• deposes
• throws out
• displaces
• unmakes
• ejects
• evicts
• ousts
• uncrowns
• dethrones
• unseats
• blackballs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commissions

Noun

The nonprofit, which has welcomed more than 240,000 visitors since launching in 2021, gives artists exhibition and residency opportunities without taking commissions. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

That means splitting commissions to align sales incentives with actual liquidity. — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Cookie Stuffing In the affiliate marketing industry, businesses and individuals – like social media influencers – can earn commissions by driving sales on behalf of a brand. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

However, as Bloomberg first reported on July 9, Phia was also found to have claimed commissions on sales that never involved its product. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

This year, its Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is unveiling a spate of new artist commissions, called the Chicago Monuments Project. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

No commissions for online trading of new-issue CDs or Treasury bonds. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

But the murals were so successful that I was very quickly inundated with commissions, mainly of religious murals. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026

Opponents are urging other residents to sign petitions and write letters to the zoning and wetlands commissions, and to attend their hearings to speak against the project. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

At the same time, Niccolò also secretly commissions the openly gay upstart Michelangelo (Brennan Pickman-Thoon) to paint the Battle of Cascina. — Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Black Bear’s Wicker, based on author Ursula Wills-Jones’s short story, The Wicker Husband, follows a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband (Skarsgård). — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Its programs, events and resources — including the Global Production Network Tool — connect producers, content creators, location managers, studios and other industry professionals directly with AFCI member film commissions worldwide. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 20 July 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 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