REASSIGN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

reassign

verb

Definition of reassign

as in to reallocate

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Recent Examples of reassign The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 28 May 2026 The pending retirement of the drug unit’s captain allows Balon to reassign his chief deputy to head the drug unit and be reclassified as a division commander. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Alfonsi’s producers are believed to have been reassigned, this person says. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2026 Bess defended the chief’s decision to reassign internal affairs investigators, saying the move was part of a broader batch of reassignments that Jones initiated seven weeks after becoming chief in September 2023. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassign

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Verb

Then, reallocate the headcount, compute budget, and leadership attention in the same meeting.

— Abhishek Bahl, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Since the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, some cities nationwide have heeded calls to reallocate money away from law enforcement and into mental health and social services.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of reallocate

Verb

According to Yongjie Hu, a mechanical and aerospace engineer at UCLA, this opens up a new way of thinking about thermal management, as heat can now be guided and redistributed with nanoscale precision at room temperature.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
That's 5-6%, at best, of the team's income, that would be redistributed, and would represent an increase of $2 million per team for the other 29 organizations.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of redistribute

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Monday, August 17 An autopsy reveals no signs of trauma that would have contributed to her death, the coroner’s office said.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
And Software Finder’s survey found that nearly half of workers who fake productivity say the pressure to appear busy has contributed to their burnout or exhaustion.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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No value would be destroyed if elements of this contract were revised as part of this sale; it would merely be reapportioned, more fairly in our view.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census.

— Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026