Antonyms for appointed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-poin-tid
Phonetic Transcription : əˈpɔɪn tɪd


Definition of appointed

Origin :
  • with qualifying adverb, "equipped, furnished," 1530s, from past participle of appoint (v.).
  • adj named
Example sentences :
  • There, if it be your wish, I will propose you; messengers will be appointed to converse with you.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Therefore, I dismiss the fear of untimely separation from my appointed work.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Two weeks before, teachers had been appointed to prepare a list of committees.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Certainly he did not look much as though he were appointed for early death.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • They have appointed thee in the place which should be theirs.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
  • And it is manifest that for this country of Guayana the proper person has not been appointed.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • Hinde had recently been appointed editor of the Evening Herald.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • The day appointed for Christy's final determination arrived.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Mack, on his part, did not fail to praise the force which he was appointed to command.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • Nelson, who was appointed to superintend the evacuation, frustrated these projects.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

Synonyms for appointed

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