Synonyms of distributing

distributing

verb

present participle of distribute

1

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type

distribute the assignments according to seniority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• ranking
• distinguishing
• relegating
• grouping
• placing
• separating
• sorting
• grading
• categorizing
• organizing
• identifying
• typing
• filing
• digesting
• codifying
• assorting
• recognizing
• listing
• ranging
• classing
• compartmentalizing
• pegging
• disposing
• ordering
• referring
• compartmenting
• cataloging
• alphabetizing
• systematizing
• breaking down
• culling
• indexing
• arraying
• marshaling
• sifting
• shelving
• drawing up
• reclassifying
• screening
• winnowing
• clustering
• sieving
• regrouping
• clumping
• pigeonholing
• setting
• colligating
• recategorizing
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scrambling
• lumping
• mixing (up)
• confusing
• disarranging
• jumbling
• misclassifying
• missorting
• mistyping

2

as in allotting

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

• allotting
• assigning
• allocating
• apportioning
• giving
• dividing
• allowing
• rationing
• administering
• dealing
• dispensing
• splitting
• measuring
• lotting
• granting
• awarding
• donating
• sharing (out)
• redistributing
• contributing
• according
• prorating
• handing out
• metering
• reserving
• doling out
• parting
• meting (out)
• earmarking
• portioning
• reallocating
• reassigning
• parceling (out)
• admeasuring
• reapportioning
• chipping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• retaining
• keeping
• depriving (of)
• withholding
• appropriating
• confiscating
• begrudging
• stinting
• arrogating

3

as in dispensing

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispensing
• providing
• administering
• allocating
• supplying
• dividing
• assigning
• donating
• apportioning
• furnishing
• dealing (out)
• issuing
• sharing
• spreading
• prorating
• contributing
• handing out
• redistributing
• doling out
• splitting
• disseminating
• meting (out)
• portioning
• circulating
• parceling (out)
• allotting
• disbursing
• appropriating
• dispersing
• measuring (out)
• proportioning
• sharing (out)
• bestowing
• rationing
• allowing
• setting
• scattering
• dishing out
• pledging
• parting
• lotting
• reallocating
• divvying (up)
• admeasuring
• dolloping (out)
• reapportioning
• chipping in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denying
• refusing
• rejecting
• withholding
• declining
• disallowing
• depriving (of)
• misallocating
• pinching
• begrudging
• skimping
• stinting
• niggling (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distributing

The news organizations take turns filming the president's activities -- rotating in alphabetical order by network name -- and distributing that footage to the other members. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

In Long Beach, where waves slammed into the seawall and homes, crews have been reinforcing portions of the boardwalk and are distributing sandbags. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Starting in the 1960s, Brown & Williamson and rival tobacco companies used tactics like sponsoring jazz festivals, advertising in magazines like Ebony and distributing free samples to Black residents and even children. — Jason McLure — The Examination, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

In my own experience, distributing work across the country can create jobs, revive investment in small and medium-size suppliers and reduce bottlenecks by producing modular assemblies outside of congested shipyards. — George Whittier, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Vertical is distributing the Depression-era film, in which Hawke plays a widower who is separated from his daughter when he gets sent to a brutal work camp. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Nepali lawmakers have slammed the administration over bureaucratic delays in distributing resources after the floods, including medical equipment and staffing of medical facilities. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

The following year, Tribune Media Services began syndicating Leckey’s newspaper column and distributing it nationally. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Some of the projects focus educating people about safe firearm storage, including distributing safety devices like gun locks, to prevent accidental shootings and suicides, according to the release. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026