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

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

Welbeck was tasked with leading their press, as Hurzeler wanted to trap opponents out wide and needed the intensity to be set by his striker, who had to stop the opposition centre-backs passing to one another. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 27 July 2026

After successfully reviving a legacy brand, Astley is now tasked with keeping it relevant through fast-changing social norms and expectations. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 July 2026

He is tasked with improving an offense, which became sloppy with turnovers and penalties during 2025. — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Sure, Johnson won’t be tasked as the sole savior of the secondary. — Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

One was Humberto Villalobos, an authority on the regime’s subversion of electoral systems who had been tasked with figuring out how to expose Maduro’s tactics. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

As Mahir, an agent tasked with helping fight the future in Nolan’s Tenet, his background never comes into play. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026