Synonyms of consigned

consigned

verb

past tense of consign

1

as in sent

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another

consigned the prisoner to the dungeon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sent
• transported
• shipped
• transferred
• transmitted
• dispatched
• packed (off)
• delivered
• rendered
• conveyed
• shot
• passed
• addressed
• returned
• presented
• imported
• forwarded
• dropped
• launched
• contributed
• exported
• advanced
• donated
• gave
• handed over
• bestowed
• resent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• obtained
• acquired
• secured
• got
• earned
• gained
• drew
• procured
• garnered

2

as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handed
• left
• transferred
• entrusted
• delivered
• gave
• delegated
• relinquished
• passed
• committed
• recommended
• transmitted
• confided
• commended
• vested
• loaned
• trusted
• granted
• assigned
• turned over
• reposed
• bequeathed
• submitted
• handed over
• divided
• distributed
• dispensed
• conferred
• lent
• furnished
• supplied
• dispersed
• gave over
• surrendered
• dealt (out)
• willed
• turned in
• released
• yielded
• handed down
• handed in
• advanced
• handed on
• redelivered
• recommitted
• retransferred
• retransmitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• reserved
• owned
• received
• withheld
• possessed
• accepted
• occupied
• detained
• took
• held back
• took in
• took over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consigned

His lacerating wit spares no member of his staff—a mix of true incompetents, off-putting savants, ticking time bombs, and onetime offenders prematurely consigned to professional purgatory. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

The Basquiat painting has been in Phillips’s possession since at least October 2024, when it was consigned to the house for a sale in London. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Seemingly moments after staring the Dodgers down with a thrilling Game 2 victory, the Braves essentially have been consigned to their rearview mirror. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Rather than taking possession of the works, the company consigned the collection back to Gupta to sell the works. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Valjean’s famous bread-theft-to-feed-his-starving-family here becomes a footchase/fight setpiece before he is caught and consigned to an ever-lengthening prison sentence. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

One indication was that Dorothée Lalanne and Marie Lalanne consigned separate collections to be auctioned—Dorothée to Sotheby’s in 2021 and 2022 and Christie’s in 2024, and Marie to Christie’s in 2022. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

Threats Are Outpacing Change In The Merchant Marine Complex and wide-ranging assaults on cargo vessels are consigned virtually every peacetime cargo-carrier’s operational assumptions into a messy obsolescence. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Like the police report in Sebold’s assault, those cases had also been quickly consigned to the inactive file. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026