What does appointed mean?
Word: Appointed
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Appointed means chosen officially for a job or role. Used of a time or place, it means fixed or agreed beforehand.
Synonyms: chosen, named, selected, fixed
Antonyms: removed
How do you spell appointed?
Syllables: ap - point - ed
Tricky part: There are two p's at the start; apointed, with only one, is the slip seen most often.
Watch out for: apointed, appointid
Memory tip: The head teacher holds up two fingers to appoint two prefects: two fingers, two p's.
Appointed in a sentence
Example 1: Meera was appointed captain of the school hockey team.
Example 2: We met at the appointed time, exactly at four, near the library steps.
Example 3: The new principal will be appointed before the term begins.
Fun Fact
In India, the President appoints the judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. resignation 2. appointed 3. ceremoney 4. promotion
a) a formal event held for a special occasion
b) officially chosen for a job or position
c) the act of leaving a job by choice
d) a move to a higher rank
Show answer
a) a formal event held for a special occasion. Ceremony ends in ony, with no e before the y; the other three words are correct.
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to appointed as used in the sentence:
The committee appointed Mr Nair as the new treasurer of the society.
a) elected
b) hired
c) dismissed
d) promoted
Show answer
c) dismissed. To appoint is to put someone into a post; to dismiss is to remove them from it.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
app_in_ed
a) o, d
b) e, t
c) o, t
d) a, t
Show answer
c) o, t. The middle is the ordinary word point: ap-point-ed.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The guests arrived well before the appointed hour. This means they came ____.
a) earlier than they had been asked to come
b) after the party had already ended
c) on the wrong day of the week
d) just as the clock struck that hour
Show answer
a) earlier than they had been asked to come
2. A well-appointed hotel room is one that is ____.
a) comfortably furnished
b) on a high floor
c) close to the lift
d) booked in advance
Show answer
a) comfortably furnished
