ASSIGNED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

assigned

verb

Definition of assigned

past tense of assign

as in entrusted

to give a task, duty, or responsibility to assigned the class with the task of finding something in the state constitution they felt needed changing

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as in allotted

to give as a share or portion each new employee is assigned a cubicle and a computer

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as in ceded

to give over the legal possession or ownership of assigned all rights to and royalties from the song to the Boy Scouts

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expropriated

as in appointed

to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty the mayor assigned the panel with the task of luring a major sports franchise to the city

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Recent Examples of assigned Other senior church roles include the Dean of the College of Cardinals—a position recently assigned to Cardinal Tagle. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Thousands of vehicles without air conditioning Records obtained by the I-Team also revealed that more than half of the active delivery vehicles assigned in Texas still lack air conditioning. — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Tatyana and Jan’s salsa is full to the brim with salsa content, and yet the judges ding it for not being fast and vivacious enough, even though Jan’s choreography — some of my favorite of the night — was built around the song they were assigned. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Half will be randomly assigned to take Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy, according to a press release issued yesterday. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026 Someone was assigned to every game, and this was the busiest night of the season so far with all 32 teams in action. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 For Monday meditation, the teaching group has assigned the 10 paramis (spiritual virtues) of Buddhism, which explore topics like generosity, wisdom and patience. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Teachers assigned it in writing classes, then prompted students to produce their own AI collaborations. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 The exhibition assigned visitors the name of a real-life Titanic passenger on entry, and revealed at the exit whether that person had survived the tragedy. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for assigned

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For a lot of the people at that desk, this is the first job anyone has entrusted them with.

— Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The second challenge is pursuing smart development while protecting the natural and community character entrusted to us.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of entrusted

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Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency ceded some of its climate authority by repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.

— LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Other leaders seem resigned to the fact that this 80-year global experiment in cooperative international relations has ceded the floor once again to the world order of coercion that dictated most of human history.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceded

Verb

One is tasked with reporting and response, another with assessing critical infrastructure and working with the private sector, and a third with law enforcement and responsibility, Clayton said.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
More efficient circuits… Anthropic tasked Claude with optimizing eight computational building blocks across chemistry, physics simulation, optimization, number theory, and numerical computing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tasked

Verb

Qualifying stock is transferred to Treasury and allocated to eligible children according to donor instructions and Treasury guidance.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
The temporary restraining order by Judge Jennifer Rochon in Manhattan federal court also bars the Department of Homeland Security from spending any more of the $20 million allocated for the ad campaign.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of allocated

Verb

Instead of crossing over into the afterlife, Billy, the magically inclined twin, transferred his soul into the body of William Kaplan, a teenager who had just been involved in a fatal car crash.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The Horned Frogs will need Hayward’s pass rushing expertise to harass Baylor junior quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit that transferred in from Florida.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of transferred

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