DELEGATED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

delegated

verb

past tense of delegate

as in appointed

to appoint as one's representative he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

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as in handed

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates

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Recent Examples of delegated Reagan delegated a lot of his authority, creating a power struggle of wannabe Presidents among his advisers. — Bob Woodward, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 That authority has to be delegated, limited and accountable to someone. — Jason Wojahn, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Something may need to be postponed, delegated, or simplified. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 Nuclear power appears to be the only core task that China has delegated to its partner in the lunar project. — Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Powers not expressly delegated to Congress are reserved to the states. — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

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Then last month, Kwan appointed former Rwandan Minister of State for Infrastructure Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye as RFO’s principal of emerging markets and business development to drive investment flows between Asia and Africa.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
He was appointed by Commissioner Richard Lara to serve on the city’s charter review committee and recently resigned from the city’s planning and zoning board to run for office.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of appointed

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Appropriately enough, the film is about a future when a super-intelligent AI has spread across the globe, and humanity has handed control to algorithms, which plunges the world into a crisis.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Missouri and South Carolina handed Florida its only two losses of the season, largely on the strength of their ability to stop the run game.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of handed

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The archivist explained to me that this was a concert that David had commissioned in 1978, and the materials hadn’t been touched in nearly 40 years.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Construction began at the Sevmash shipyard on December 26, 2014, and the Russian Navy commissioned the vessel in 2022.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of commissioned

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The rifle is entrusted to the goat herder’s two young sons, who end up firing it from a mountainside at a coach filled with Western tourists just to see how far the bullet would go.

— Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
Some supporting players go underutilized (Jack as well as the scheming, wannabe power couple, Oscar and Enid), while unworthy regulars become story anchors entrusted with too much emotional weight.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrusted

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The agreement is tied to Lloyd and cannot be transferred to another campus.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Prior to this, several legacy corporations, including retail giant Walmart and consumer goods giant Kimberly Clark, transferred their listings from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq.

— , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferred

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Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

Definition of gave

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Wyatt needed an onside kick recovery for any chance of an improbable comeback and Adrian Dunn delivered.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
During the day, activities center around lectures, delivered by enthusiastic expedition team members.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

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