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APPOINTING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word appointing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For APPOINTING

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
depose

verb

v

verb

• force to leave (an office)

• make a deposition; declare under oath

dethrone

verb

v

verb

• remove a monarch from the throne

discharge

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the sudden giving off of energy

• the act of venting

• a substance that is emitted or released

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

• a formal written statement of relinquishment

• the act of discharging a gun

verb

• complete or carry out

• pour forth or release

• free from obligations or duties

• remove the charge from

• go off or discharge

• pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

• eliminate (a substance)

• remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave

• cause to go off

• release from military service

• become empty or void of its content

dismiss

verb, noun

v, n

verb

• bar from attention or consideration

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

• stop associating with

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

• declare void

expel

verb

v

verb

• force to leave or move out

• remove from a position or office

• cause to flee

• eliminate (a substance)

fire

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• the event of something burning (often destructive)

• the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

• a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

• once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

• feelings of great warmth and intensity

• fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

• a severe trial

• intense adverse criticism

verb

• start firing a weapon

• cause to go off

• bake in a kiln so as to harden

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• go off or discharge

• drive out or away by or as if by fire

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• destroy by fire

• provide with fuel

• generate an electrical impulse

• become ignited

• start or maintain a fire in

oust

verb

v

verb

• remove from a position or office

• remove and replace

remove

verb

v

noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation

verb

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• remove from a position or an office

• dispose of

• cause to leave

• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

• stay away or leave

• kill intentionally and with premeditation

• get rid of something abstract

unseat

verb

v

verb

• remove from political office

• dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

let go

verb

v

verb

• release, as from one's grip

• be relaxed

Alternatives for DEPOSE

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Alternatives for DETHRONE

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Phrases (1)

Alternatives for DISCHARGE

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Alternatives for DISMISS

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Phrases (9)

Alternatives for EXPEL

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Phrases (8)

Alternatives for FIRE

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Alternatives for OUST

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Phrases (4)

Alternatives for REMOVE

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Phrases (5)