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ASSIGNMENT Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word assignment. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word assignment. (close relations)
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appointment
nounn
noun

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

• a meeting arranged in advance

• (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

• a person who is appointed to a job or position

• the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed

• (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment

chore
nounn
noun

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

commission
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a special group delegated to consider some matter

• a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)

• the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

• the state of being in good working order and ready for operation

• a group of representatives or delegates

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

• the act of committing a crime

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group

verb

• put into commission; equip for service; of ships

• place an order for

• charge with a task

duty
nounn
noun

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons

• a government tax on imports or exports

exercise
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

• the act of using

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

• (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches

• an action, often used negatively and without consequences

verb

• put to use

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

• give a workout to

• do physical exercise

• learn by repetition

job
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

• a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

• any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

• a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'

• a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

• an object worked on; a result produced by working

• the responsibility to do something

• the performance of a piece of work

• a damaging piece of work

• a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

• (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

• a crime (especially a robbery)

verb

• profit privately from public office and official business

• arranged for contracted work to be done by others

• work occasionally

• invest at a risk

mission
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

• an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters

• a special assignment that is given to a person or group

• the organized work of a religious missionary

• a group of representatives or delegates

obligation
nounn
noun

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• the state of being obligated to do or pay something

• a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor

• a written promise to repay a debt

• a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

post
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

• United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)

• military installation at which a body of troops is stationed

• United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)

• a job in an organization

• United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)

• an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position

• any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

• a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

• A message on a social media website

• the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

• the delivery and collection of letters and packages

verb

• affix in a public place or for public notice

• publicize with, or as if with, a poster

• assign to a post; put into a post

• assign to a station

• display, as of records in sports games

• enter on a public list

• transfer (entries) from one account book to another

• ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait

• mark with a stake

• place so as to be noticed

• cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

• mark or expose as infamous

• To post a message on a social media website

project
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a planned undertaking

verb

• communicate vividly

• extend out or project in space

• transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

• project on a screen

• cause to be heard

• draw a projection of

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• put or send forth

• throw, send, or cast forward

• regard as objective

responsibility
nounn
noun

• the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

• the proper sphere or extent of your activities

• a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct

task
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

verb

• assign a task to

• use to the limit

undertaking
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• the trade of a funeral director

assigning
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

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

grant
verb, nounv, n
noun

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

naming
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the verbal act of naming

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

adjective satellite

• inclined to or serving for the giving of names

duty assignment
nounn
noun

• a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

Best Hypernyms For ASSIGNMENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for assignment, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
duty project task chore conclusion decision determination distribution instrument job labor mission responsibility undertaking
Phrases (5)
legal documentlegal instrumentofficial documenttransferred possessiontransferred property

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