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

Diana Coldren, Compass, [phone] Rumford, Maine About 90 minutes from Portland, this 1898 fivebedroom with Greek Revival and Colonial Revival elements features symmetrical door and window placement and an entry portico with Doric columns. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026

One of the firm’s latest projects capitalizes on its ridgeline placement high above Bel Air, with staggering landscape vistas matched by its ultramodern design. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026

In March, Anthropic agreed to give Google an option to buy up to $10 billion in Class N common stock in a private placement concurrent with the offering at the IPO price, according to the filing. — Ashley Capoot,jordan Novet,annie Palmer,lora Kolodny,kai Nicol-Schwarz,caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The suit alleged that LAFS had used the inflated placement stats to maintain accreditation and eligibility for federal student loans. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026