Synonyms of distributes

distributes

verb

present tense third-person singular of distribute

1

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type

distribute the assignments according to seniority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifies
• ranks
• distinguishes
• relegates
• groups
• types
• categorizes
• separates
• organizes
• sorts
• grades
• identifies
• lists
• recognizes
• codifies
• digests
• places
• classes
• files
• ranges
• compartmentalizes
• refers
• pegs
• disposes
• assorts
• orders
• breaks down
• catalogs
• systematizes
• compartments
• culls
• indexes
• alphabetizes
• sifts
• shelves
• marshals
• winnows
• regroups
• draws up
• reclassifies
• arrays
• clumps
• clusters
• sets
• screens
• pigeonholes
• sieves
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• scrambles
• lumps
• mixes (up)
• jumbles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

2

as in allots

to give as a share or portion

committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students

Synonyms & Similar Words

• allots
• assigns
• allocates
• apportions
• lots
• allows
• gives
• divides
• dispenses
• administers
• rations
• splits
• portions
• donates
• grants
• deals
• contributes
• redistributes
• measures
• meters
• awards
• parts
• shares (out)
• prorates
• hands out
• parcels (out)
• doles out
• metes (out)
• reallocates
• accords
• reassigns
• reserves
• admeasures
• earmarks
• chips in
• reapportions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• retains
• deprives (of)
• withholds
• keeps
• begrudges
• appropriates
• confiscates
• arrogates
• stints

3

as in dispenses

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispenses
• provides
• allocates
• administers
• divides
• assigns
• donates
• supplies
• furnishes
• apportions
• portions
• deals (out)
• contributes
• redistributes
• hands out
• parcels (out)
• circulates
• shares
• spreads
• disseminates
• doles out
• allots
• splits
• metes (out)
• prorates
• disburses
• appropriates
• lots
• issues
• disperses
• bestows
• proportions
• measures (out)
• allows
• scatters
• parts
• shares (out)
• sets
• reallocates
• pledges
• rations
• dishes out
• admeasures
• divvies (up)
• chips in
• dollops (out)
• reapportions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• rejects
• refuses
• withholds
• disallows
• declines
• deprives (of)
• misallocates
• begrudges
• pinches
• skimps
• stints
• niggles (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distributes

The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems and maintains the national voter registration forms. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Unlike most self-assembling robotic systems, which depend on a central controller to coordinate every movement, FloatForm distributes intelligence across the swarm. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Fathom, based in Colorado, primarily distributes one-off cinematic events, from live broadcasts of opera, stage plays and live concert pics to anniversary rereleases of classic Hollywood films. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

The premium Dutch menswear brand, which operates and distributes across Europe and Canada, wasn’t looking to reinvent its collection. — Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Skyline Media distributes more than 800 foreign films and represents more than 150 Vietnamese and Southeast Asian titles as sales agent, with a reach spanning more than 50 countries and territories through upward of 130 partnerships. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026

Push on it and the load distributes across the whole shell instead of finding the weakest fastener. — New Atlas, 1 July 2026

The program distributes money to children and families in poverty to supplement food costs during the summer. — Kate Gray, CBS News, 29 June 2026

If the corporation distributes some of its after-tax profits as dividends, shareholders may also pay tax on those dividends, which are generally reported on Schedule B of Form 1040. — Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026