Synonyms for appointment
əˈpɔɪnt mənt

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1. appointment, assignment, designation, naming(noun)

   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, engagement(noun)

   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, fitting(noun)

   (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, appointment(noun)

   a person who is appointed to a job or position

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

5. appointment(noun)

   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. appointment(noun)

   (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

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1. appointment(noun)

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

2. appointment(noun)

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

3. appointment(noun)

   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, equipment, command, direction, designation, order

4. appointment(noun)

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

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

5. appointment(noun)

   An arrangement for a meeting; an engagement.

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

6. appointment(noun)

   Decree; direction; established order or constitution.

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

7. appointment(noun)

   (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. appointment(noun)

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

9. appointment(noun)

   Equipment, furniture.

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

10. appointment(noun)

    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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. appointment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   appointing, designation to office

2. appointment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   station, position, office, place

3. appointment(n.)

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

4. appointment(n.)

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

5. appointment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   equipment, equipage, furniture, outfit, appliance

6. appointment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   allowance, salary, pay, stipend, pension

7. appointment(n.)

   Synonyms:
   nomination, constitution, creation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. appointment(n)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

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How to use appointment in a sentence?

1. Wu Yuan:

   Scalpers are simply selling the doctor's appointment at a price the market is prepared to pay.

2. Donald Trump:

   The appointment of the Special Councel (sic) is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

3. George Voinovich:

   Many of my colleagues are not going to understand that his appointment is very, very important to our country, at a strategic time when we need friends all over the world, we need somebody up there that’s going to be able to get the job done.

4. Wu Yuan:

   (Basic) appointment fees don't reflect the economic value of doctors' skills and experience, scalpers are simply selling the doctor's appointment at a price the market is prepared to pay.

5. Omar Hmeidan:

   We have asked the U.N. envoy for an official position on the appointment of a war criminal as the commander of the Libyan army.

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