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

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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

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

1. appointmentnoun

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

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

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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How to use appointment in a sentence?

1. Chief Executive Hisao Tanaka:

   To ensure this does not happen again, we are considering the appointment of more outside directors and improving governance.

2. John Keane:

   Very disappointed to see the President Biden administration not honor a previous president's appointment to the board of visitors, which has been the tradition for years.

3. Chintan Joshi:

   On his appointment, he needs to clearly indicate that the core IB will not form a bigger proportion of the group RWAs (risk-weighted assets) than under the current strategy as investors are unlikely (to) take a growing investment bank positively.

4. Peterson Lent:

   We find that often the children are the priority, if the grandparent has a doctor’s appointment but something comes up with the child, they’re often going to neglect their own health needs and prioritize the needs of the children.

5. Antony Goldman:

   Chief of staff might not appear as high profile as some of the top ministerial posts but is probably the key appointment in terms of defining an administration and how effectively it operates, abba Kyari is not a politician, but that is probably part of his attraction.