Synonyms of placement

placement

noun

as in assignment

the act of assigning someone to a suitable place (such as a job or class)

Several of our students qualified for placement in the art program.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assignment
• commission
• election
• position
• designation
• investment
• induction
• job
• appointment
• selection
• nomination
• choosing
• picking
• choice
• destination
• ranking
• emplacement
• installation
• authorization
• place
• delegation
• office
• singling (out)
• installment
• instalment
• situation
• ordination
• deputation
• spot
• anointing
• gig
• station
• billet
• investiture
• anointment
• instating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removal
• rejection
• deposition
• ejection
• eviction
• overthrow
• discharge
• firing
• ouster
• dismissal
• expulsion
• blackball
• dethronement
• dismission

Examples of placement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new photos also adjusted the placement of Glinda’s (Ariana Grande) hand to the position of the original poster. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024

Popular on Variety Placements for the Student Academy Awards Have Been Announced The 51st Student Academy Awards have announced placements for the winning films, which now become eligible for the 97th Oscars. —Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024

The silver placement was awarded to Japanese student Kei Kanamori from the Digital Hollywood University for Origami, and Spencer Baird of Brigham Young University earned bronze with Student Accomplice. —Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024

The Grateful Dead has, throughout 2024, collected half a dozen new placements on the Top Album Sales chart. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024