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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use appointment in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Kelly Ayotte:

   I still believe this position is a lifetime appointment and one that will have a consequential impact on the country and the Supreme Court for decades to come. So I continue to believe that we should consider the people's view on this by waiting for the confirmation process to go forward after the elections in November.

3. Horace Mann:

   Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time.

4. Claire Fallon and Emma Gray:

   The Bachelor is the best sport on TV, when a show involves guessing the outcome, investing in the players, tweeting along with a community online -- and drinking a whole lot of wine -- it's going to become appointment television.

5. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   It's totally regrettable, i have responsibility for his appointment so I'd like to apologize to the public.