REASSIGN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

reassign

verb

Definition of reassign

as in to reallocate

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Recent Examples of reassign Accurately reassigning voters to the redrawn districts is no easy task; to get this work accomplished, Alabama elections officials testified, would ordinarily take three to four months. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for reassign

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reassign

Verb

In cognitive outsourcing, the advantage will belong to organizations that can reallocate work, capital and human expertise as quickly as the technology changes.

— Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
That funding gap has pushed financial institutions to introduce new tools to reallocate risk and unlock longer-term liquidity.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reallocate

Verb

One obvious response is to tax the fortunes at the top and redistribute those funds.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The 71-page bill proposes how and where to redistribute DHS's funds and responsibilities across other departments, including the creation of the Department of Community Safety.

— Mikayla Price, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of redistribute

Verb

Compact optical clocks could eventually contribute to such systems by providing stable timing references onboard vehicles, reducing dependence on external signals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Yet decisions that could contribute to anything from an individual suicide to large-scale cyberattacks and geopolitical destabilization are made without personal legal jeopardy.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 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