Synonyms of administering

administering

verb

present participle of administer

1

as in distributing

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

the principal administers discipline fairly when students break the rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distributing
• dispensing
• providing
• allocating
• supplying
• dividing
• assigning
• donating
• apportioning
• dealing (out)
• issuing
• furnishing
• prorating
• doling out
• handing out
• sharing
• parceling (out)
• portioning
• meting (out)
• allotting
• contributing
• splitting
• disbursing
• redistributing
• disseminating
• spreading
• appropriating
• circulating
• measuring (out)
• bestowing
• proportioning
• rationing
• sharing (out)
• dispersing
• setting
• dishing out
• allowing
• parting
• pledging
• scattering
• lotting
• reallocating
• divvying (up)
• admeasuring
• dolloping (out)
• reapportioning
• chipping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• refusing
• withholding
• rejecting
• declining
• disallowing
• depriving (of)
• misallocating
• pinching
• begrudging
• skimping
• stinting
• niggling (out)

2

as in enforcing

to carry out effectively

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enforcing
• implementing
• executing
• applying
• effecting
• enacting
• fulfilling
• invoking
• rendering
• prosecuting
• effectuating
• bringing about
• upholding
• citing
• honoring
• observing
• discharging
• promulgating
• legislating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• neglecting
• disregarding

3

as in managing

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

• managing
• supervising
• overseeing
• operating
• controlling
• regulating
• handling
• conducting
• governing
• running
• directing
• administrating
• keeping
• guiding
• tending
• protecting
• superintending
• presiding (over)
• carrying on
• stewarding
• watching over
• overlooking
• leading
• watching
• steering
• safeguarding
• guarding
• piloting
• caring (for)
• minding
• micromanaging
• stage-managing
• codirecting
• comanaging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of administering

Along with the murder charge, Von Ferdinand faces special circumstance allegations of killing Jett for financial gain and administering poison, Stephan said. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Health officials recommend administering naloxone to anyone who appears to be overdosing and calling 911. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

The Wayne State 2025 study also found that administering testosterone after injury reduced excessive cardiovascular reactivity induced by traumatic brain injury. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Advertisement Some may hesitate to perform CPR because of legal concerns over causing injury—like rib fractures—while administering CPR, but every state has Good Samaritan laws providing protections to people who render emergency aid in good faith. — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

When the second dose did not kill Pike, Tennessee’s single-drug execution protocol prevented authorities from administering a third dose. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

More importantly, since the lethal injection protocol requires an intravenous line insertion, the person administering it has to be competent in IV infusion. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026

The opportunity is to spend less time administering Scrum and more time practicing it well. — Stephen Clark, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

These executions generally feature drugs of questionable quality, nonmedical personnel administering the drugs and patients with notoriously weak veins, Lain said. — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026