Synonyms for appointed
ap·point·ed

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1. appointive, appointedadjective

   subject to appointment

   Synonyms:
   prescribed, ordained, appointive, decreed

   Antonyms:
   unfurnished, unassigned, unsettled

2. appointedadjective

   selected for a job

   "the one appointed for guard duty"

   Synonyms:
   prescribed, ordained, appointive, decreed

   Antonyms:
   unassigned, unfurnished, unsettled

3. appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribedadjective

   fixed or established especially by order or command

   "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")

   Synonyms:
   prescribed, ordained, official, appointive, decreed, positive

   Antonyms:
   unfurnished, unsettled, unassigned

4. appointedadjective

   provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)

   "a house that is beautifully appointed"

   Synonyms:
   prescribed, ordained, appointive, decreed

   Antonyms:
   unfurnished, unsettled, unassigned

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1. encharge

   to be given the responsibility of doing a task or providing a material thing.

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "appointed":

   designated, named, nominated, appointment, appoint, ain, appointing, appointments, assigned, recruited, ein, designate, called, appoints, minister-designate, identified, re-appointed

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How to use appointed in a sentence?

1. Kim Davis:

   I ’m just a vessel God has chosen for this time and this place, i ’m no different than any other Apostolic Christian. It was my appointed time to stand, and their time will come.

2. Mallory Quigley:

   We've been engaged in politics to elect a pro-life president, pro-life senators, such that we would create a political environment where we could have Supreme Court justices appointed like Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.

3. Chief Secretary Mohd Zuki Ali:

   However, His Highness has given his assent to appoint Mahathir Mohamad as interim prime minister, while waiting for the appointment of the new prime minister. Hence until then, (Mahathir) will manage the country's affairs until a new prime minister and cabinet are appointed.

4. Charles Krauthammer:

   On Monday, a federal district court judge appointed by Obama made a ruling opposing, and essentially saying, calling illegal EPA regulations on fracking. The rebuke was a rather strong one. It was almost as if the judge was instructing a middle school class on the constitution, [The president is] a recidivist on this issue, and he needed to be slapped down again.

5. Herodotus:

   Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. -- The Motto Of The U.S. Postal Service