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Synonyms of assign

• as in to task
• as in to allot
• as in to cede
• as in to appoint
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Thesaurus Definition of assign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• share (out)
• parcel (out)
• redistribute
• reapportion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprive (of)
• appropriate
• pass (down)
• expropriate
• single (out)

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How is the word assign different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of assign are ascribe , attribute , credit , and impute . While all these words mean "to lay something to the account of a person or thing," assign implies ascribing with certainty or after deliberation.

In what contexts can ascribe take the place of assign ?

The synonyms ascribe and assign are sometimes interchangeable, but ascribe suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship.

How is attribute related to other words for assign ?

Attribute suggests less tentativeness than ascribe , less definiteness than assign .

Where would credit be a reasonable alternative to assign ?

In some situations, the words credit and assign are roughly equivalent. However, credit implies ascribing a thing or especially an action to a person or other thing as its agent, source, or explanation.

When is it sensible to use impute instead of assign ?

While in some cases nearly identical to assign , impute suggests ascribing something that brings discredit by way of accusation or blame.

Thesaurus Entries Near assign

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“Assign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assign. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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noun as in appointment

Strongest matches

• certification
• designation

Strong matches

• authorization
• commissioning
• installation

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noun as in distribution

• circulation
• dissemination
• transportation
• administration
• apportioning
• apportionment
• dispensation
• partitioning
• propagation
• circulating
• dissipating
• handing out

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Example sentences.

Sometimes, assigning blame for a death is more straightforward than that.

He disbanded some specialized citywide units, assigning the cops to local commands.

Assigning the home tasks to one gender  means that you don't need to negotiate who will stay home, reducing marital conflict.

By assigning a translator to flip through a few months of tweets, State could have avoided this embarrassing lapse.

Now I'm not above assigning the occasional hack piece in a class to let my students chew up and spit out.

But whatever may be the origin of this fable, the assigning of it to Napoleon is in itself a singular circumstance.

Nearly every room was occupied, and the committees were showing great skill in assigning things to the different departments.

The two had arrived at the dining tent where a head waiter was assigning the guests to their places among the many tables.

This was secured by assigning to the five classes, into which each tribe was divided, a very disproportionate number of citizens.

There are no data for assigning even approximately exact limits to the Toltec empire at this period.

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Words related to assigning are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word assigning . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in assignment of responsibility

noun as in allocation, dispersion

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to assigning, such as: approval, certification, choice, designation, election, and nomination.

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• It was a jammy assignment - more of a holiday really.
• He took this award-winning photograph while on assignment in the Middle East .
• His two-year assignment to the Mexico office starts in September .
• She first visited Norway on assignment for the winter Olympics ten years ago.
• He fell in love with the area after being there on assignment for National Geographic in the 1950s.
• act as something
• all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
• be at work idiom
• be in work idiom
• housekeeping
• in the line of duty idiom
• undertaking

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