appointed
/ə'pɔintid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Officially chosen for a position or duty: Refers to someone who has been selected, often by an authority, to fill a specific role or job.
- Fixed or agreed upon: Refers to a time, place, or arrangement that has been set or decided in advance.
- Furnished or equipped: Describes a place, especially a room or building, that is provided with furniture, fittings, or accessories, often of a particular quality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The newly appointed manager will start next week. (This describes someone officially chosen for the manager position.)
- Please arrive at the appointed hour for your interview. (This refers to the specific, pre-arranged time.)
- The hotel suite was beautifully appointed with antique furniture. (This describes the suite being well-equipped and furnished.)
Advanced Usage
"well-appointed" / "badly-appointed": These are common compound adjectives describing the quality of furnishings or equipment.
- The conference room is well-appointed with the latest audio-visual technology.
- The apartment was cheap but badly appointed.
"duly appointed": A formal phrase emphasizing that an appointment was made correctly and officially.
- The duly appointed representative has the authority to sign the contract.
Variants and Related Words
- Appoint (verb): To choose someone officially for a job or position; to decide or establish a time or place.
- The board will appoint a new director.
- Appointee (noun): A person who has been appointed to a position.
- The new appointee has extensive experience in the field.
- Appointment (noun): The act of appointing or the state of being appointed; also, an arrangement for a meeting.
- His appointment as CEO was announced yesterday.
- I have a dentist appointment at 3 PM.
Synonyms
- Designated: Chosen or identified for a specific purpose.
- Assigned: Allocated a particular task or role.
- Scheduled: Planned for a certain time.
- Furnished: Provided with furniture or equipment.
Antonyms
- Elected: Chosen by vote.
- Dismissed: Removed from a position.
- Cancelled: Called off or revoked.
Related Phrases
- At the appointed time/place: At the specific, pre-arranged time or location.
- The ceremony began at the appointed time.
- Keep an appointment: To go to a meeting that has been arranged.
- It is important to keep your appointments.
Adjective
- provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)
- a house that is beautifully appointed
- fixed or established especially by order or command
- at the time appointed (or the appointed time)
- selected for a job
- the one appointed for guard duty
- subject to appointment