Synonyms of administered

administered

verb

past tense of administer

1

as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distributed
• dispensed
• provided
• divided
• allocated
• supplied
• assigned
• donated
• apportioned
• furnished
• handed out
• doled out
• dealt (out)
• prorated
• issued
• portioned
• meted (out)
• allotted
• shared
• contributed
• disbursed
• appropriated
• parceled (out)
• redistributed
• circulated
• measured (out)
• disseminated
• proportioned
• split
• bestowed
• shared (out)
• rationed
• spread
• dispersed
• allowed
• pledged
• set
• scattered
• parted
• admeasured
• lotted
• dished out
• divvied (up)
• reallocated
• reapportioned
• dolloped (out)
• chipped in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• withheld
• refused
• rejected
• disallowed
• declined
• deprived (of)
• misallocated
• pinched
• begrudged
• stinted
• skimped
• niggled (out)

2

as in enforced

to carry out effectively

local officials should see that the fair housing laws are rigorously administered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enforced
• implemented
• executed
• applied
• effected
• enacted
• rendered
• invoked
• brought about
• fulfilled
• cited
• effectuated
• promulgated
• prosecuted
• honored
• upheld
• observed
• legislated
• discharged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• disregarded

3

as in managed

to look after and make decisions about

the lieutenant governor administers the affairs of the state in the absence of the governor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managed
• operated
• supervised
• conducted
• controlled
• handled
• regulated
• oversaw
• governed
• ran
• directed
• administrated
• kept
• tended
• guided
• carried on
• protected
• presided (over)
• watched over
• stewarded
• superintended
• overlooked
• steered
• led
• watched
• piloted
• guarded
• safeguarded
• cared (for)
• minded
• micromanaged
• stage-managed
• comanaged
• codirected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of administered

The study involved a personalized cancer vaccine called Intismeran, produced by Merck and Moderna, administered in combination with Merck’s cancer immunotherapy Keytruda. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

On Wednesday, Colorado released results from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT tests administered to public school students across the state this past spring. — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

The state administered social studies tests for the first time this year. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Medical assistance was administered upon arrival, but the woman, later identified as Panettiere, was pronounced dead, according to police. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Within Connecticut, the program is administered by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Medicare Advantage is the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the federal government. — Grace MacKleby, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Trump calls for supplanting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by individual vaccines for each disease, administered at separate physician visits. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

The vaccine has been administered in a single dose for more than 40 years and has been rigorously studied. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026