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noun as in responsibility, task
Strongest matches
- appointment
Strong matches
noun as in selecting or setting apart
- distribution
- apportionment
- appropriation
- assignation
- attribution
- authorization
- consignment
- designation
- determination
- specification
- stipulation
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Yariel Valdés González and I faced these challenges while on assignment in South Florida and the Deep South from July 21-Aug.
They’re putting time into decoration just as they would in their physical classroom, and students can interact with the space by, say, clicking on a bookshelf to get a reading assignment.
For now, if the district moves to in-person learning, instruction in Carlsbad will take place on campus five days per week and students may engage in additional independent practices and other assignments at home.
The assignments must also respect the relationships between the elements in the group.
It’s very hard, by the way, to do real random assignment studies of couples therapy.
His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
When Lewis was shipped off to Vietnam, his son was just three months old, and the timing of the assignment worried Lewis.
When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old.
“For our winter issue, we gave ourselves one assignment: Break The Internet,” wrote Paper.
By the 1950s the rapid assignment of gender to an ambiguously gendered infant had become standard.
Consent to an assignment may be given by the president of the company, without formal vote by the directors.
A transfer by the lessee of the whole or a part of his interest for a part of the time is a sublease and not an assignment.
An assignment to one who has an insurable interest as relative, creditor and the like, is always valid.
When an assignment of it is made, the assignee may sue in his own name for rent accruing after the assignment.
In some states statutes forbid the assignment of such policies for the benefit of creditors.
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Words related to assignment are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word assignment . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
noun as in matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity
- circumstance
- office function
- responsibility
- transaction
- undertaking
noun as in arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting
- consultation
noun as in job, position of responsibility
- officeholder
- representative
noun as in allocation, setting aside
- setting apart
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Synonyms of assignments
- as in tasks
- as in missions
- as in lessons
- as in appointments
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Thesaurus Definition of assignments
Synonyms & Similar Words
- responsibilities
- undertakings
- enterprises
- commissions
- requirements
- obligations
- commitments
- appointments
- constraints
- designations
- nominations
- compulsions
- installments
- delegations
- authorizations
- investments
- installations
- instalments
- destinations
- emplacements
- ordinations
- deputations
- investitures
- anointments
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- depositions
- dismissions
- dethronements
Thesaurus Entries Near assignments
assignments
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“Assignments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignments. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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Synonyms for ASSIGNMENT: task, job, duty, project, mission, chore, responsibility, function; Antonyms of ASSIGNMENT: dismissal, discharge, firing, expulsion, rejection, removal, dismission, deposition.
Find 38 different ways to say ASSIGNMENT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Find 3,527 synonyms for assignment and other similar words that you can use instead based on 19 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
Find 1,189 synonyms for assignments and other similar words that you can use instead based on 21 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
noun. These are words and phrases related to assignment. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of assignment. The student's assignment was to write a book report. Synonyms. homework. lesson. exercise. chore. task. job. duty. The ambassador's next assignment will be to India. Synonyms. post. appointment.
Synonyms for ASSIGNMENT in English: task, work, job, charge, position, post, commission, exercise, responsibility, duty, ….
1. : the act of assigning something. the assignment of a task. 2. a. : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned. Her assignment was to the embassy in India. b. : a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority. a homework assignment. 3. law : the transfer of property.
Synonyms for ASSIGNMENTS: tasks, duties, jobs, projects, chores, missions, responsibilities, functions; Antonyms of ASSIGNMENTS: dismissals, firings, discharges, expulsions, rejections, depositions, dismissions, removals.
Synonyms: job, task, responsibility, work, mission, post, homework, duty, chore. Sense: Noun: appointment. Synonyms: appointment, designation, induction, installation, delegation, placement, commission. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:
Definition. something that has been assigned, such as a task. The course involves written assignments and practical tests. Synonyms. task. work. job. charge. position. post. commission. exercise. responsibility. duty. mission. appointment. undertaking. occupation. chore. See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of selection. Definition.