ALLOCATED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

allocated

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past tense of allocate

as in allotted

to give as a share or portion not enough computers to allocate one to every student

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as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals allocated the housework in such a way that the older kids got more than the younger ones

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as in dedicated

to keep or intend for a special purpose sliced the strawberries after first allocating all the nicest ones for the top of the cake

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Recent Examples of allocated It’s not been allocated to another project. —

Desiree Mathurin march 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026 The Miami Herald reached out to the Department of Homeland Security to ask about whether the document corresponds to payments allocated or already disbursed. —

Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 An increase in population in Northwest Indiana could lead to an increase in federal funding for transportation projects because that funding is allocated based on a metropolitan area’s population, Vander Woude said. —

Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 The remaining 110 seats are allocated through a proportional representation system, under which political parties are assigned seats based on their share of the vote. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 Duncan, for his part, questioned the logistics of the amendment, suggesting that the plan — which dealt with Kansas City’s $1 million Housing Gateway Program — was unrelated to The Star’s report about money allocated to Washington’s organization. —

Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026 The federal funds for events at AT&T Stadium will be allocated to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, a regional planning agency for Dallas-Fort Worth. —

Philip Jankowski austin Bureau, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026 The funds would be allocated to healthcare and social programs, serving as a response to potential federal Medicaid cuts. —

Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 The same production lines that churn out commodity DRAM for the devices consumers use every day are being allocated to building HBM. —

Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

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The deal did not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement or border security operations through Customs and Border Protection, although those DHS agencies have funding allotted through 2029 via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
The result is the game Straight4 and publisher Giants should’ve launched in the first place, or at least allotted themselves the time to finish.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026