Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun appointment

6 senses of appointment

Sense 1
appointment, assignment, designation, naming -- (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee")
       => decision, determination, conclusion -- (the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly")

Sense 2
date, appointment, engagement -- (a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date")
       => meeting, get together -- (a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room")

Sense 3
appointment, fitting -- ((usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
       => furnishing -- ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)

Sense 4
appointee, appointment -- (a person who is appointed to a job or position)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 5
appointment -- (the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury")
       => occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")

Sense 6
appointment -- ((law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment")
       => disposal, disposition -- (the act or means of getting rid of something)