as in appointment
an agreement to be present at a specified time and place
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of assignation
That the single assignation in Lake Tahoe on July 13, 2006 occurred when first-time mother Melania was home in New York with infant Barron, who would celebrate his four-month birthday four days later, adds to the tawdriness, but not the legal exposure.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Of course, the whole purpose of Fett and Buck’s farm is not just to provide a pleasant environment for avian assignations but to breed the birds for a growing army of animal lovers who have decided that giant fowl with piercing cries and six-foot sheddable feathers make the perfect pet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The two lovers had regular assignations at a house in town originally bought by Arthur’s grandmother after her flight from China to Penang.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Raffael, who butchers his English, and Claudia, quick to pull rank, have a weekly assignation behind Paul’s back; Paul and Leo run a drug cartel with Raffael’s ambassadorial assistance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
See All Example Sentences for assignation
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024
Of course, the whole purpose of Fett and Buck’s farm is not just to provide a pleasant environment for avian assignations but to breed the birds for a growing army of animal lovers who have decided that giant fowl with piercing cries and six-foot sheddable feathers make the perfect pet.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The two lovers had regular assignations at a house in town originally bought by Arthur’s grandmother after her flight from China to Penang.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Raffael, who butchers his English, and Claudia, quick to pull rank, have a weekly assignation behind Paul’s back; Paul and Leo run a drug cartel with Raffael’s ambassadorial assistance.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
See All Example Sentences for assignation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assignation
Noun
-
Researchers are warning that men who regularly dodge prostate cancer screening appointments are 45% more likely to die from the disease.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
-
Senate officials announced the appointment Friday at a committee hearing.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Archway Homes sets a closing date that will meet the sellers’ needs.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
-
Even dates, a staple of the holy month, were available.—
Eric Nagourney,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The spacecraft suffered multiple propulsion system helium leaks and thruster problems during rendezvous with the space station, and NASA eventually decided to keep them on the station and to bring the Starliner down, without its crew, by remote control.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2025
-
The Court’s 5–4 decision, with Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the three liberals, probably only delays the Court’s rendezvous with the USAID dispute.—
The Editors,
National Review,
6 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assignation. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share