appointment

noun

ə-ˈpȯint-mənt How to pronounce appointment (audio)
Definition of appointmentnext
1
as in job
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty the appointment of the mayor's husband to the Board of Health came as a surprise

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2
as in date
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place I have a dental appointment for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon

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3
as in position
an assignment at which one regularly works for pay loved her latest appointment as an aide at the governor's office

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4
as in furnishings
appointments plural the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room the yacht's staterooms have the most luxurious appointments imaginable

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Recent Examples of appointment The move to acquire a Nigeria license is part of the bank’s Africa expansion, including the appointment of an investment banking lead for sub-Saharan Africa this year, and opening offices in Nairobi and Abidjan. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Winning here is tantamount to a lifetime appointment; since 1964, just three people have held the seat Pelosi is vacating. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Avoiding them is the whole point for anyone stretching the time between appointments. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 But a nurse pulled Spill’s mother aside after that appointment to tell her that the first three patients in the study did not need any additional treatments because their tumors had disappeared. — Alice Park, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appointment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appointment
  1. job
  2. date
  3. position
  4. furniture
  5. election
  6. rendezvous
  7. post
  8. assignment
Noun
  • Our job, before and after AI, is building safe and useful products for human beings, and engineers are still best suited for that.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Commission’s sovereignty framework considers the extent to which investment, jobs and value creation remain within the EU and European Economic Area.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of job
Noun
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Oil prices year-to-date The pullback followed a sharp rally on Friday after attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia reignited fears of disruptions to global energy supplies.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple shellstock tags from prior days were not labeled with the last date the shellfish was sold.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of date
Noun
  • An analyst with a position on an outcome has an interest in that outcome.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The expectations around Austin are to put themselves in a position that could lead to a postseason run.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
Noun
  • Spacious Loft This large loft in Palermo leans into a modern aesthetic with cement ceilings and columns, accented by rich wood floors and eclectic furniture that somehow pairs perfectly.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In the throes of this chaos, a colleague at the shipping dock that housed my clients’ furniture called.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of furniture
Noun
  • The announcement also lands less than two weeks before the midterm elections.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Early voting there two weeks out from the election is down about 6% from the same period four years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of election
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  • Kermode was curious, if not slightly annoyed about all this cryptic communication and the request for a secret rendezvous.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • During the rendezvous with the space station, five thrusters in the capsule's service module failed, resulting in a temporary loss of full maneuverability.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rendezvous
Noun
  • Another nice touch is the super-adjustable seat post, which can place your backside anywhere from 30-42 inches (76-107 cm) from the ground, comfortably welcoming riders from 4 ft 10 in to 6 ft 2 in (147 to 188 cm).
    — Loz Blain October 26, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Following Jonas’s post, crowds at Whiskey Myers concerts have skewed younger.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of post
Noun
  • As the exhausting history of credit-card fraud and data breaches suggests, too many sites and merchants still don’t understand their assignment.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In September, Anthropic updated Claude to combine chat with Cowork and keep working on assignments after users closed their laptops.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of assignment

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“Appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appointment. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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