Synonyms for appointment
əˈpɔɪnt məntap·point·ment

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1. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   order, equipment, command, designation, establishment, direction

2. appointmentnoun

   The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust.

   He erred by the appointment of unsuitable men.

   Synonyms:
   command, direction, designation, establishment, equipment, order

3. appointmentnoun

   The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.

   the appointment of treasurer

   Synonyms:
   establishment, order, designation, direction, command, equipment

4. appointmentnoun

   Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.

   Synonyms:
   designation, order, establishment, command, equipment, direction

5. appointmentnoun

   An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.

   Synonyms:
   equipment, designation, direction, order, establishment, command

6. appointmentnoun

   Decree; direction; established order or constitution.

   Synonyms:
   command, order, equipment, direction, designation, establishment

7. appointmentnoun

   (Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.

   Synonyms:
   establishment, command, direction, equipment, order, designation

8. appointmentnoun

   (Government) The assignment of a person by an official to perform a duty, such as a presidential appointment of a judge to a court.

   Synonyms:
   command, equipment, designation, establishment, order, direction

9. appointmentnoun

   Equipment, furniture.

   Synonyms:
   order, command, establishment, direction, equipment, designation

10. appointmentnoun

    A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; as, to have an appointment.

    Synonyms:
    direction, command, equipment, establishment, order, designation

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1. appointment

   Synonyms:
   calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Antonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, possibility

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1. appointment, assignment, designation, namingnoun

   the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

   Synonyms:
   duty assignment, appellation, date, appellative, assigning, designation, appointee, identification, assignment, naming, grant, fitting, engagement, denomination

2. date, appointment, engagementnoun

   a meeting arranged in advance

   "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

   Synonyms:
   conflict, fight, troth, engagement, booking, employment, assignment, particular date, mesh, interlocking, battle, involution, participation, designation, escort, involvement, betrothal, day of the month, appointee, meshing, fitting, naming, date

3. appointment, fittingnoun

   (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

   Synonyms:
   accommodation, date, trying on, designation, appointee, assignment, naming, fitting, try-on, adjustment, engagement

4. appointee, appointmentnoun

   a person who is appointed to a job or position

   Synonyms:
   date, designation, appointee, assignment, naming, fitting, engagement

5. appointmentnoun

   the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

   "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

   Synonyms:
   assignment, designation, date, engagement, naming, fitting, appointee

6. appointmentnoun

   (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

   "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"

   Synonyms:
   assignment, designation, date, engagement, naming, fitting, appointee

Matched Categories

1. • Decision
   • Disposal
   • Law
   • Meeting
   • Occupation
   • Person

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   appointing, designation to office

2. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   station, position, office, place

3. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   assignation, agreement (as to time and place of meeting), TRYST, stipulation, arrangement

4. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   decree, bidding, command, order, direction, precept, mandate, ordination, enactment, law, requirement

5. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   equipment, equipage, furniture, outfit, appliance

6. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   allowance, salary, pay, stipend, pension

7. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   nomination, constitution, creation

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1. appointmentnoun

   Synonyms:
   deputation, commissioning, delegation, engagement, tryst, assignation, equipment, furniture

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1. List of paraphrases for "appointment":

   appointments, nomination, appointed, designation, appointing, appoint, rendez-vous, nominating, recruitment, rendezvous, naming, appoints, designating, assignment, investiture, nominations, nominate, reappointment

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1. Paulo Celso Nepomuceno:

   The problem was not so much what he said, but what he didn't say, the speech was pretty much the same as before (the appointment of Barbosa), but the market is convinced that policy will change for the worse.

2. Rochelle Walensky:

   I am confident that the appointment of Mary Wakefield will be instrumental in accomplishing our goals to modernize and optimize The CDC, it is clear that Mary Wakefield is an action-oriented leader who can lead effective change.

3. Justice Department:

   Appointment of a special master to review materials potentially subject to claims of executive privilege would be particularly inappropriate because binding Supreme Court precedent forecloses Plaintiff's argument that review of these materials by personnel within the Executive Branch raises any such privilege concerns.

4. Josh Earnest:

   I will not call into question the credentials of a physician who conducted a medical examination of Mr. Trump, that must have been a pretty interesting appointment.

5. Missy Perez:

   Luckily, I work with really wonderful people, so when I explained to the group what I was doing, they were so supportive, cheering me on via Zoom, they hooted and hollered as we shored up the two appointment times.