Synonyms of dispensed

dispensed

verb

past tense of dispense

as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

a conscientious pharmacist never dispenses pills to people without assurances that they understand the instructions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dispensed

The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Saum Poorsaleh, San Diego police public information officer, said his department had issued more than 50 citations at Sunset Cliffs and dispensed about 350 warnings, written and oral, since mid-June. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Stephen Weizenecker, an Atlanta attorney who works on film and TV tax credits, said in recent years that North Carolina has occasionally taken unused money from previous years and dispensed it in a subsequent fiscal year. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 3 Sep. 2026

He’s taken over team prayers, inspired his teammates with his relentlessness and dispensed wisdom that can only come from life experience. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026

Standard treatment of anaphylaxis is a shot of epinephrine — commonly dispensed in an Epi-Pen — followed by a trip to the emergency room. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

That’s the takeaway from an incident in the small city of Chuzhou, China, after a large langue model dispensed some advice that led to the untimely death of 25 acres worth of produce. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

The touch panel registers the number of sushi plates dispensed into the plate disposal slot. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026