Synonyms for assigned
- adjective
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Which has been assigned or designated for some purpose.
This is your assigned seating.
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- assigned servant
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That which is allotted, appointed, or assigned is more or less arbitrary; that which is awarded is the due requital of something the receiver has done, and he has right and claim to it; as, the medal was awarded for valor.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- reserved These seats are reserved for old and sick people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| assigned | falling | |
| reserved | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- reserved2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reserved2 = 2 syllables).