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

Family members had already begun administering lifesaving measures, which first responders continued. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Jackson insisted the physicians administering her treatments used a general anesthetic to render her unconscious. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

Post-exposure treatment, called post-exposure prophylaxis, includes wound care, administering human rabies immune globulin, and a series of vaccines. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

The city clerk is typically responsible for administering the municipal election process, but Mendoza will need to recuse herself from those responsibilities given the conflict of interest. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Local clerks and municipal employees are responsible for the day-to-day work of administering elections. — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026

Driggs noted there is a degree of discretion CMPD must use in administering this ordinance. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

However, the primaries were also marked by several mistakes or mishaps from area election boards responsible for administering local elections in both states. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

At the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, the nurse spends her days caring for patients infected with Ebola — one of the world’s deadliest viruses — administering medicine and assisting those too weak to feed themselves. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026