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appointed

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 P OY1 N T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • In the United States, the Secretary of State is an appointed position.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of appoint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

subject to appointment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: appointive

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

selected for a job

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the one appointed for guard duty

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a house that is beautifully appointed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

fixed or established especially by order or command)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • at the time appointed (or the appointed time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decreed, ordained, prescribed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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