ALLOCATED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

allocated

verb

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 On Wednesday, the council asked its budget team to report on the amount of money that would be allocated as a result of Rodriguez’s proposal. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 In the real world, dealers receive allocations from an automaker’s annual production total based on that dealer’s individual performance, and once those units have been allocated, the taps shut off, no matter how numerous (or how vocal) your customer base may be. —

Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026 Under the island’s current economic model, the government largely determines what is produced, who produces it, the prices at which goods are sold and how the country’s resources are allocated. —

ABC News, 18 June 2026 Two projects may appear similar at a surface level, yet differ substantially in how risks are allocated and how investor protections operate in practice. —

Hector Torres, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The state law that legalized sports betting established a 10% tax on net sports betting proceeds, but only allocated $130,000 annually to problem gambling. —

Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Funds for scholarships that aren’t claimed are re-allocated to other students, Vizard said. —

Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 17 June 2026 Lindholm, Jokiharju, and Korpisalo are occupying salary that would be better allocated for C and right D. —

Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Federal officials have allocated millions of dollars to the project through the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, while Congress appropriated $40 million last year to purchase statues. —

Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026

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But don’t bet on much of it being allotted for swifter vote counting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Teams are allotted two practices totaling 3½ hours on the field per day, and their second practice of the week is required to be a walkthrough only.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026