APPOINTMENT Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word appointment. (close relations)
Definition of APPOINTMENT
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date | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the specified day of the month • a participant in a date • a meeting arranged in advance • the present • the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred • a particular day specified as the time something happens • sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed verb • go on a date with • stamp with a date • assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of • date regularly; have a steady relationship with • provide with a dateline; mark with a date | ||||||||
engagement | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a meeting arranged in advance • a mutual promise to marry • the act of giving someone a job • employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time • contact by fitting together • the act of sharing in the activities of a group | ||||||||
arrangement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the thing arranged or agreed to • an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging • an organized structure for arranging or classifying • the spatial property of the way in which something is placed • a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments • the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | ||||||||
assignation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) • the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | ||||||||
conference | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) • an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members • a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | ||||||||
consultation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conference (usually with someone important) • a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question • the act of referring or consulting | ||||||||
encounter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a minor short-term fight • a casual or unexpected convergence • a casual meeting with a person or thing • a hostile disagreement face-to-face verb • come together • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • be beset by • experience as a reaction • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||||||||
interview | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists • a conference (usually with someone important) verb • conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting • discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation • go for an interview in the hope of being hired | ||||||||
introduction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of beginning something new • the first section of a communication • formally making a person known to another or to the public • a basic or elementary instructional text • a new proposal • the act of putting one thing into another • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | ||||||||
meeting | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formally arranged gathering • a small informal social gathering • a casual or unexpected convergence • the social act of assembling for some common purpose • the act of joining together as one • a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | ||||||||
rendezvous | nounn | |||||||
noun • a meeting planned at a certain time and place • a place where people meet • a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex verb • meet at a rendezvous | ||||||||
session | nounn | |||||||
noun • a meeting for execution of a group's functions • the time during which a school holds classes • a meeting devoted to a particular activity • a meeting of spiritualists | ||||||||
tryst | nounn | |||||||
noun • a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex • a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) | ||||||||
designation | nounn | |||||||
noun • identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others • the act of putting a person into a non-elective position • the act of designating or identifying something | ||||||||
appointee | nounn | |||||||
noun • an official who is appointed • a person who is appointed to a job or position | ||||||||
assignment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) • the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another • the act of distributing something to designated places or persons • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) • the act of putting a person into a non-elective position | ||||||||
command | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • a military unit or region under the control of a single officer • the power or authority to command • availability for use • a position of highest authority • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program verb • be in command of • make someone do something • demand as one's due • look down on • exercise authoritative control or power over | ||||||||
direction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line leading to a place or point • the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves • a general course along which something has a tendency to develop • something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • the act of managing something • a message describing how something is to be done • the act of setting and holding a course • a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something • the concentration of attention or energy on something | ||||||||
equipment | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | ||||||||
establishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of forming or establishing something • an organization founded and united for a specific purpose • the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something • a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence • any large organization • (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat • the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof | ||||||||