Definition for Appointment:

• 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 for Appointment:

• n.

  •
  • authorization,
  • installation,
  • deputation,
  • selection,
  • choice,
  • assembly,
  • ordination,
  • audience,
  • approval,
  • nomination.
  •
  • engage,
  • sign on,
  • employ,
  • arrangement,
  • appoint,
  • confirm,
  • sign,
  • errand,
  • retain,
  • hire,
  • take on,
  • recruit.
  •
  • call,
  • business,
  • placement,
  • calling.
  •
  • agree.
  •
  • machine.
  •act (noun)
  • appointment,
  • naming.
  •appointee (noun)
  • appointee.
  •arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting (noun)
  • invitation,
  • blind date,
  • zero hour,
  • meet.
  •assignation (noun)
  • illicit meeting,
  • heavy date,
  • secret meetings,
  • secret meeting.
  •assignment (noun)
  • de terminations,
  • de termination,
  • de-terminations,
  • de-termination.
  •assignment of responsibility (noun)
  • certification,
  • allotment,
  • commissioning,
  • promotion,
  • assigning,
  • Choosing,
  • Empowering.
  •commission (noun)
  • power attorney.
  •conference (noun)
  • inter change,
  • inter view,
  • inter views,
  • de-liberation,
  • de-liberations,
  • inter-view,
  • groupthinks,
  • inter-views,
  • thinkin,
  • think in,
  • de liberations,
  • inter changes,
  • thinkins,
  • conferrings,
  • inter-changes,
  • de liberation,
  • think ins,
  • think-ins.
  •consultation (noun)
  • clambakes,
  • Second Opinions,
  • ex amination,
  • ex aminations,
  • buzz sessions,
  • ex-aminations,
  • ex-amination.
  •deal (noun)
  • cut and shuffles,
  • cut and shuffle,
  • cut shuffles,
  • cut shuffle.
  •delegation (noun)
  • transference,
  • deputization,
  • giving over,
  • commissionings,
  • submittal,
  • relegations,
  • relegation,
  • entrustment,
  • committal,
  • entrustments,
  • transferences,
  • committals,
  • sending away,
  • devolution.
  •designation (noun)
  • re cognition,
  • re-cognition,
  • re cognitions.
  •dispensation (noun)
  • dealing outs.
  •election (noun)
  • votecastings,
  • votecasting,
  • vote casting,
  • vote-castings,
  • ballotings,
  • vote castings.
  •engagement (noun)
  • gettogether,
  • seeing ones,
  • going outs.
  •furnishing(s) (noun)
  • paraphernalia,
  • outfit,
  • equipage,
  • gear,
  • appurtenance,
  • fixture.
  •rap session (noun)
  • rap-session.
  •rendezvous (noun)
  • double dates.
  •selecting (noun)
  • de nominations,
  • appointings,
  • determinings,
  • de-nominations,
  • de-nomination,
  • electings,
  • de nomination,
  • denominatings,
  • cullings,
  • de-nominating,
  • isolatings,
  • separatings,
  • indicatings,
  • de nominating.
  •situation (noun)
  • situations.
  •trappings (noun)
  • livery,
  • Liveries,
  • rigging.
  •visit (noun)
  • weekend,
  • tarriance,
  • look-in,
  • weekends.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • opportunity,
  • forum,
  • videoconferencing,
  • congress,
  • vacancy,
  • workload,
  • livelihood,
  • debriefing,
  • general meeting,
  • symposium,
  • videoconference,
  • hot desking,
  • teleconference,
  • workshop,
  • performance appraisal,
  • annual meeting,
  • off-site,
  • performance review,
  • plenum,
  • incumbency,
  • AGM,
  • conferencing,
  • extraordinary general meeting,
  • gig,
  • indaba,
  • portfolio working,
  • working life,
  • parley,
  • briefing,
  • press conference,
  • WEBINAR,
  • news conference,
  • pep rally,
  • division of labor,
  • audioconferencing,
  • job security,
  • conclave,
  • professional development,
  • MTG,
  • billet,
  • job-sharing,
  • town meeting,
  • caucus,
  • career,
  • convocation,
  • job description,
  • occupational,
  • probation,
  • seminar,
  • metier,
  • order book,
  • working practices,
  • interview,
  • colloquium,
  • work experience,
  • EGM,
  • meeting.
  •
  • opus,
  • summit,
  • collaboration,
  • war council,
  • slot,
  • convention,
  • sustenance,
  • tenure,
  • movable,
  • hour,
  • pluralism.
  •
  • background,
  • start out,
  • council.
  •
  • session,
  • rally,
  • load,
  • professionally,
  • labor,
  • opening.
  •
  • position,
  • trade,
  • professional.
  •
  • work.
  •
  • term.
  •
  • service.
  •
  • line.
  •session
  • sitting.

Paraphrases for Appointment:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    Appointing.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Appointing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Appointing.
  • Adverb
    Appointments.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Appointments.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    Persons.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    appointment-related.
  • Proper noun, singular
    nomination, nominations.
  • Noun, plural
    re-appointments, nominations.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Reappointment, nomination.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    re-appointed.
  • Proper noun, singular
    confirmations, responsibilities, tasks, justices, features, assignments, Nominating, appoints.
  • Noun, plural
    identifications, nominees, candidates, qualifications, reasons, particulars, employees, members, observers, sets, answers, assignments, appoints.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    data, commitment, inauguration, quotation, candidature, tenure, candidacy, nominee, announcement, Nominating, assumption, delimitation, involvement, swearing-in, contract, confirmation, meeting, candidate, interview.
  • Adverb
    departures.
  • Verb, past participle
    hired.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    establishes.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    nominations, appoint.
  • Proper noun, singular
    appoint.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    investiture, appoint.
  • Adverb
    appoint.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    appoints.
  • Verb, base form
    appoint.

Antonyms for Appointment:

• n.

  • assignment of responsibility
    refusal, rejection.
  • job, position of responsibility
    unemployment.
  • Other antonyms:
    dismissal, ejection, deposition, ouster, expulsion, removal, eviction, discharge, firing, dismission, avocation, overthrow, fixtures, blackball, dethronement, joblessness.

Appointment Sentence Examples:

• He answered my note personally and made an appointment with me.

• I'm going home to lunch, because I've an urgent appointment immediately afterwards.

Homophones for Appointment:

• abandoned, appendant, abundant, above-mentioned, abandonment.

Hypernym for Appointment:

• n.

  • act
    delegacy, co-optation, nomination, ordinance, co-option, ordination, recognition.
  • group
    rendezvous, blind date, double date, tryst.

Hyponym for Appointment:

• n.

  • act
    determination, job, disposition, occupation, disposal, conclusion, line of work, decision, business, line.
  • artifact
    Furnishing.
  • group
    get together, meeting.

Meronym for Appointment:

• n.

  • group
    date, escort.