Synonyms of doled out

doled out

verb

past tense of dole out

as in distributed

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

she doles out office supplies as if she were paying for them out of her own pocket

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doled out

The proposal asks for the money to be doled out over a five-year period, which includes $250 million payments in 2029 and 2030 and smaller increments in the other three years. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

In dozens of declarations collected as part of the court record, detainees recounted broccoli full of worms, diapers doled out one at a time, and staff tearing up children’s drawings. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Before that, the Academy doled out an Honorary Oscar when the impact and excellence of a foreign film became too conspicuous to ignore, as with Italy’s The Bicycle Thief in 1949 or Japan’s Rashomon in 1952. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Budweiser and Michelob Ultra maker AB InBev, the World’s Cup’s official beer sponsor, doled out marketing support to bars and hosted 200,000 watch parties in 40 countries. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 July 2026

An analysis of a torrent of public comments submitted on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows a widespread rebuke of the potential change by scientists and others. — Anil Oza, STAT, 15 July 2026

In any case, 2,500 tickets were ultimately doled out in the days, and sometimes hours, leading up to the event. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026