Synonyms of allocated

allocated

verb

past tense of allocate

1

as in allotted

to give as a share or portion

not enough computers to allocate one to every student

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allotted
• assigned
• distributed
• apportioned
• allowed
• divided
• rationed
• gave
• measured
• lotted
• awarded
• dispensed
• granted
• administered
• split
• dealt
• earmarked
• shared (out)
• reserved
• prorated
• donated
• handed out
• metered
• reallocated
• accorded
• contributed
• meted (out)
• doled out
• parted
• reassigned
• portioned
• redistributed
• admeasured
• parceled (out)
• reapportioned
• chipped in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denied
• retained
• deprived (of)
• withheld
• kept
• appropriated
• begrudged
• confiscated
• stinted
• arrogated

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicated
• devoted
• earmarked
• saved
• reserved
• set by
• set apart
• gave up (to)
• consecrated
• used
• set aside
• entrusted
• blessed
• employed
• consigned
• applied
• confided
• committed
• bestowed
• sanctified
• hallowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• neglected
• misused
• misapplied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allocated

The government allocated $10 million to develop the site into a tourist attraction. — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

The increase is consequential because the brands studied allocated more than 63 percent of their advertising budgets to search and social. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Of that $355million, $250m will be allocated in respect of players who performed at this summer’s engorged, 48-team finals. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Nearly a year after the expiration of a $7,500 federal tax incentive for new electric vehicles and $4,000 on used ones, Newsom, in his final state budget as governor, allocated $135 million to provide incentives for new and used EVs. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

You will be given a deadline to make full payment for the tickets; otherwise, they will be allocated to another ballot entrant. — Fiona Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Cost analysts review each line of a utility company’s costs, often thousands of items, and determine how each cost will be allocated. — Theodore J. Kury, Fortune, 14 July 2026