Synonyms of tasked

tasked

verb

past tense of task

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to

I have been tasked by the host with bringing the pies for Thanksgiving this year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entrusted
• assigned
• charged
• trusted
• commissioned
• imposed
• recommended
• delegated
• committed
• conferred
• allotted
• allocated
• authorized
• empowered
• relegated
• confided
• invested
• consigned
• reposed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tasked

Their day jobs are with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a specialized force tasked with guarding the peaks and passes of India’s 2,167-mile (3,488-kilometer) long Himalayan border with China. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

While the Florida Panthers received relatively good news about the injuries to Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand — Barkov out six to eight weeks, Marchand six weeks — the team still is tasked with figuring out how to replace their star forwards. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Mantooth, who is an interior designer by trade, was tasked with curating the furniture and painting the space. — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

The Channels & Streaming Iberia team is tasked with supporting the company’s growing FAST, streaming and advertising operations across Spain and Portugal. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Trump has not yet made another attempt to fire her, though the committee is tasked with making a recommendation on that question. — Matt Peterson,luke Fountain, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Now, the defining image of the death penalty in 2026 is a woman strapped to a gurney, in unbearable agony, being tortured by prison officials tasked with killing her but unable to do so. — Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Alongside T’Vondre Sweat, Jackson has been tasked with plugging the middle of the Jets’ defensive line and helping stop the run. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Law is imprecise, in that it is tasked with finding repeatable judgements out of a series of unique cases. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026