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

Employees at that agency are tasked with carrying out infrastructure projects that protect military and public spaces from long-term risks, like erosion, and more immediate problems, including disaster recovery after storms. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

As one of its most important responsibilities, the DNC is tasked with building out the party's national infrastructure, including fundraising, to support the Democrats' next presidential nominee. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

You're tasked with generating profit, or feeding it into a progression system to purchase new tools or more efficient methods of destruction. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Sources told the Daily News that the majority of the TLC’s enforcement squad — which at the time numbered roughly 120 officers in total — was tasked to the airport crackdown. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Whittingham is tasked with bringing stability back to the program. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Yet, the most difficult challenge of the night, as per usual, went to Roth, who was tasked with trying to re-create and build upon the peerless work that Manzarek accomplished on a variety of keys. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Finding balance has been something France has struggled with since its success at the 2018 World Cup and Zidane will be tasked with combining France’s offensive arsenal with defensive rigidity behind them. — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Senators are tasked with reviewing laws passed more than a decade ago that exempt certain data centers from paying sales taxes on goods that are essential to their operations. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026