assigned
Allocated to someone
Assigned means given or allocated to someone for a purpose.
Tasks are assigned to workers, seats are assigned to passengers, homework is assigned to students.
She was assigned to the night shift.
In discussions of gender identity, assigned refers to the sex recorded at birth: assigned female at birth.
The adjective describes what has been designated: your assigned parking spot.
Designated for distribution
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- allottedDistributed as shares
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
- distributedDivided and given out
given · parceled · reserved · earmarked · slotted · dedicated · rationed · portioned
Obligated to explain oneself
- entrustedGave into another's care
- chargedFormally accused of crime
- delegatedAssigned to a subordinate
- taskedAssigned work to
designated · appointed · mandated · vested · empowered · authorized · liable · answerable
allocated
Designated for distribution
- designatedOfficially selected beforehand
- allottedDistributed as shares
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
distributed · given · parceled · reserved · earmarked · slotted · dedicated · rationed · portioned · dispensed
accountable
Obligated to explain oneself
tasked · designated · appointed · mandated · vested · empowered · authorized · liable · answerable · obligated
task
Work to be done
deployment · station · errand · commission · charge · function · job · work · project · operation
- distributedgave, shared, handed out, passed out, dealt
- organizedorganized, ordered, arranged, sorted, classified
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
- task propertiespriority, status, complete, pending, open
- helpdeskticket, helpdesk, ticketing system, open ticket, ticket queue
assignedunassigned
Not given out
unallocated · undesignated · available · free · open
assignedchosen
Selected from alternatives
self-selected · volunteered · voluntary · elected · picked
- understood the assignmentFulfilled expectations completely
- assigned seats
- assigned seatingPre-determined seat locations
- reading assignmentDesignated pages to study
- overseas assignment
- gate assignmentDesignated boarding area number
assign, assignment, assigning, assigns, reassigned, reassign, assignation, assignee, reassignment