fancy synonym for assignment

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noun as in responsibility, task

Strongest matches

• appointment

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noun as in selecting or setting apart

• distribution
• apportionment
• appropriation
• assignation
• attribution
• authorization
• consignment
• designation
• determination
• specification
• stipulation

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Yariel Valdés González and I faced these challenges while on assignment in South Florida and the Deep South from July 21-Aug.

They’re putting time into decoration just as they would in their physical classroom, and students can interact with the space by, say, clicking on a bookshelf to get a reading assignment.

For now, if the district moves to in-person learning, instruction in Carlsbad will take place on campus five days per week and students may engage in additional independent practices and other assignments at home.

The assignments must also respect the relationships between the elements in the group.

It’s very hard, by the way, to do real random assignment studies of couples therapy.

His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.

When Lewis was shipped off to Vietnam, his son was just three months old, and the timing of the assignment worried Lewis.

When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old.

“For our winter issue, we gave ourselves one assignment: Break The Internet,” wrote Paper.

By the 1950s the rapid assignment of gender to an ambiguously gendered infant had become standard.

Consent to an assignment may be given by the president of the company, without formal vote by the directors.

A transfer by the lessee of the whole or a part of his interest for a part of the time is a sublease and not an assignment.

An assignment to one who has an insurable interest as relative, creditor and the like, is always valid.

When an assignment of it is made, the assignee may sue in his own name for rent accruing after the assignment.

In some states statutes forbid the assignment of such policies for the benefit of creditors.

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Words related to assignment are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word assignment . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

noun as in matter or business to be taken care of; happening activity

• circumstance
• office function
• responsibility
• transaction
• undertaking

noun as in arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting

• consultation

noun as in job, position of responsibility

• officeholder
• representative

noun as in allocation, setting aside

• setting apart

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On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to assignment, such as: appointment, chore, drill, duty, homework, and job.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Assignment synonyms

What is another word for assignment .

• appointment responsibility, position
• job task, work
• designation address, giving
• duty task, work
• task work, duty
• chore task, work
• mission task, address
• distribution giving, collect
• allocation giving, collect
• commission task, responsibility
• grant giving, allocation
• charge responsibility, duty
• transfer law, shift
• nomination designation, selection
• allotment allocation, giving
• post responsibility, position
• exercise event
• homework responsibility, duty
• apportionment allocation, collect
• naming participle, designation
• office work, position
• responsibility duty
• consignment transfer, selecting or setting apart
• delegation selection, entrustment
• giving transfer, selecting or setting apart
• selection distribution, selecting or setting apart
• attribution give, selecting or setting apart
• ascription give, attribution

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Synonyms of fancy

• as in detailed
• as in excessive
• as in dream
• as in liking
• as in imagination
• as in to imagine
• as in to enjoy
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Thesaurus Definition of fancy

 (Entry 1 of 3)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complicated
• sophisticated
• extravagant
• magnificent
• ostentatious
• overwrought
• souped - up
• labyrinthine
• gimmicked (up)
• labyrinthian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsophisticated
• uncomplicated
• no - frills
• plain - vanilla
• plain - Jane
• undecorated
• unvarnished
• over the top
• intolerable
• unconscionable
• inappropriate
• overextravagant
• overweening
• unwarranted
• unjustifiable
• immeasurable
• unrestrained
• insufficient

Thesaurus Definition of fancy  (Entry 2 of 3)

• castle in Spain
• castle in the air
• hallucination
• visualization
• ignis fatuus
• fabrication
• will - o' - the - wisp
• cloud - cuckoo - land
• Shangri - la
• fancifulness
• bee in one's bonnet
• whimsicality
• capriciousness
• freakishness
• inspiration
• impetuosity
• love affair
• inclination
• indifference
• disinclination
• imagination
• imaginativeness
• inventiveness
• contrivance
• originality
• resourcefulness
• brainstorming
• versatility
• literalness

Thesaurus Definition of fancy  (Entry 3 of 3)

• contemplate
• conjure (up)
• manufacture
• hallucinate
• re - create
• rejoice (in)
• get off (on)
• delight (in)
• groove (on)
• have a soft spot for
• get a charge out of
• get a kick out of
• be partial to
• cotton (to)
• indulge (in)
• wallow (in)
• luxuriate (in)

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How is the word fancy distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of fancy are conceive , envisage , envision , imagine , realize , and think . While all these words mean "to form an idea of," fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires.

When could conceive be used to replace fancy ?

The words conceive and fancy are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design.

How do envisage and envision relate to one another, in the sense of fancy ?

Both envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed.

Where would imagine be a reasonable alternative to fancy ?

The meanings of imagine and fancy largely overlap; however, imagine stresses a visualization.

When would realize be a good substitute for fancy ?

While the synonyms realize and fancy are close in meaning, realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined.

When can think be used instead of fancy ?

In some situations, the words think and fancy are roughly equivalent. However, think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection.

Phrases Containing fancy

• fancy woman

Articles Related to fancy

Fancy, very fashionable; great, excellent

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“Fancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2024.

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