Synonyms of placement

placement

noun

as in assignment

the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class)

Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.

Related Words

• assignment
• commission
• election
• position
• designation
• investment
• induction
• job
• appointment
• selection
• nomination
• choosing
• picking
• choice
• destination
• ranking
• emplacement
• installation
• authorization
• place
• delegation
• office
• singling (out)
• installment
• situation
• ordination
• deputation
• spot
• gig
• station
• billet
• investiture
• anointment
• anointing
• instating

Dissimilar Words

• removal
• rejection
• deposition
• ejection
• eviction
• overthrow
• discharge
• firing
• ouster
• dismissal
• expulsion
• blackball
• dethronement
• dismission

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of placement

But navigation, balance placement and key transactional buttons don’t move. — Polina Chebanova, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Access to mental health services also fell short of benchmarks, and some foster kids are still sleeping in child welfare offices and other unlicensed centers because other, more secure placements weren’t available, the report showed. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Community organizations will come into the jail helo program participants with job market readiness and placement, trade certification and basic needs upon release. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

The supporting actress placement also puts Hathaway in a category that, at least this early in the season, looks less crowded than the lead actress race. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026