Synonyms of apportion

apportion

verb

ə-ˈpȯr-shən 

1

as in to allot

to give as a share or portion

apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allot
• assign
• allocate
• distribute
• ration
• allow
• lot
• divide
• give
• portion
• measure
• dispense
• split
• administer
• prorate
• grant
• deal
• award
• share (out)
• contribute
• hand out
• part
• earmark
• reallocate
• accord
• reserve
• mete (out)
• meter
• donate
• reapportion
• reassign
• redistribute
• dole out
• admeasure
• parcel (out)
• chip in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• withhold
• retain
• deprive (of)
• keep
• begrudge
• appropriate
• stint
• arrogate
• confiscate

2

as in to distribute

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distribute
• dispense
• allocate
• provide
• divide
• administer
• assign
• portion
• supply
• prorate
• furnish
• donate
• deal (out)
• hand out
• proportion
• share
• mete (out)
• parcel (out)
• allot
• contribute
• split
• dole out
• disburse
• redistribute
• issue
• spread
• ration
• appropriate
• lot
• measure (out)
• bestow
• disseminate
• circulate
• allow
• share (out)
• disperse
• set
• part
• scatter
• reallocate
• reapportion
• pledge
• dish out
• divvy (up)
• admeasure
• dollop (out)
• chip in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deny
• withhold
• refuse
• reject
• disallow
• begrudge
• misallocate
• decline
• deprive (of)
• skimp
• pinch
• stint
• niggle (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apportion

The fungibility of the hands is a reprieve from the book’s scenes of violence and its fallout, from the endless assigning of blame and the apportioning out of mercy or destruction. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Because the tax was not apportioned among the states as the Constitution required, those provisions were unconstitutional. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

But state corporation taxes are apportioned based on where customers are located, not on where the company is based, as Isaaks explained in a report published on Tuesday. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

In its verdict, the jury apportioned 88% of the fault to The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and only 12% to LivaNova, which put LivaNova’s share of the damages at $918,000. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026