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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassign

Verb

Those with power should never be afraid to reallocate and redistribute their power to others; true allyship and advocacy require that.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The fate of 25 Flock cameras in Davidson County was sealed Monday night after commissioners voted unanimously to terminate its contract with the security company, take the cameras down and reallocate that money to a mobile command center.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of reallocate

Verb

Those with power should never be afraid to reallocate and redistribute their power to others; true allyship and advocacy require that.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of redistribute

Verb

The overall taste experience, personal preferences and the moments associated with a brand all contribute to why someone may prefer one cola over another.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Restaurants and bars led with 59,000 new jobs, while government education rose by 42,000 and manufacturing contributed 16,000.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of contribute

Verb

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