Synonyms of allotted

allotted

verb

past tense of allot

as in allocated

to give as a share or portion

each speaker was allotted five minutes to present his or her opinion in the debate

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allotted

For a long time, the prime real estate for podcast discovery was Apple’s iTunes, where new podcasts were allotted their own row for a week. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Experts say the vast majority of nonprofits cap the amount of vacation time an employee can accrue, most often to one-and-a-half times the vacation hours allotted to them for a single year. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

There were cheers and boos as more than 60 speakers took the stand, each having three minutes allotted at the podium. — CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

The House Administration Committee was allotted $10 billion in the House’s budget resolution for election law reforms, as the committee has oversight authority of federal elections. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

Instead, an equipment staffer lugged a bag of balls into a side training room and was allotted an hour to massage the footballs to the preferred specifications. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026

The press corps aren’t allotted much space in the White House. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

During that part of the meeting, attendees who sign up to speak during the meeting are allotted three minutes to address the board. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Given the high number of Linux components executed during bootup, listing each of them in these databases isn’t possible, since the dbx is allotted only 32kb of space. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026