1
as in allotted
to give as a share or portion
apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in distributed
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportioned
Verb
-
While Medicaid and Medicare haven't been specified as areas to cut, the committee will have to make final decisions, and Medicaid and Medicare are allotted a considerable portion of the committee's funding.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025 -
In the short term, more is being allotted to farms and communities in Central and Southern California.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Individual schools will determine how much will be distributed to each team.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2025
-
What to Know Retirement checks are distributed throughout the month, based on the recipient's birth date and the duration of their benefit payments.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
As a volunteer at the campus in his high school days, Rowland strongly favored keeping the facility running and later allocated millions in state money that was matched even further by additional millions in federal money.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
-
Meanwhile, the remaining funding to be allocated as loans to clean energy companies is on hold.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
One thing guests can and should get for free around World Showcase is ice water, available anywhere dispensed sodas are sold.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
16 Mar. 2025
-
Many of the universe's heavier elements, including oxygen, were forged within these stars through nuclear reactions and dispensed into space upon their deaths, where they were later incorporated into the next generation of stars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that individuals whose passport gender does not match their gender assigned at birth may have their visa or travel permit denied.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
-
But Dahl realized that Sparks had assigned her the Williams case within a day of Sarah’s first phone call.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
When approached by an undercover FBI informant posing as somebody ideologically aligned, Hassan, in a series of messages over a period of several months, provided detailed instructions on how to carry out a mass casualty event targeting Jews.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Dec. 2024
-
As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Payments are administered on a monthly basis and paid in one lump sum for most recipients.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
-
During that timeframe this year, more than 11,600 measles vaccines were administered in New Mexico — about half given to adults and half to children.—
TIME,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Apportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportioned. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share