REASSIGN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

reassign

verb

Definition of reassign

as in to reallocate

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Recent Examples of reassign The printing director who resisted the effort said she was reassigned last month. — Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post, 28 May 2026 The pending retirement of the drug unit’s captain allows Balon to reassign his chief deputy to head the drug unit and be reclassified as a division commander. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 Alfonsi’s producers are believed to have been reassigned, this person says. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2026 Bess defended the chief’s decision to reassign internal affairs investigators, saying the move was part of a broader batch of reassignments that Jones initiated seven weeks after becoming chief in September 2023. — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassign

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Verb

Businesses must analyze operations, reallocate AI-amenable tasks to agents, and re-skill employees for strategic, client-facing roles.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Since the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, some cities nationwide have heeded calls to reallocate money away from law enforcement and into mental health and social services.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of reallocate

Verb

Those with power should never be afraid to reallocate and redistribute their power to others; true allyship and advocacy require that.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
According to Yongjie Hu, a mechanical and aerospace engineer at UCLA, this opens up a new way of thinking about thermal management, as heat can now be guided and redistributed with nanoscale precision at room temperature.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of redistribute

Verb

Its architecture could contribute to future efforts involving inexpensive rockets produced in much larger quantities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Despite what some claim, all families in Connecticut pay taxes – sales, property and income taxes – contributing to our state and supporting their communities.

— Derek Slap, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of contribute

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No value would be destroyed if elements of this contract were revised as part of this sale; it would merely be reapportioned, more fairly in our view.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Constitutionally, House seats are reapportioned every ten years by state legislatures following the national census.

— Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Apr. 2026