Synonyms of handing out

handing out

verb

present participle of hand out

as in distributing

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

no system yet in place for handing out room assignments

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handing out

They were pushed by the group on a Telegram channel dedicated to their activities, which include other marches and handing out Patriot Front flyers and stickers. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The most aggressive people on the walk were the various religious groups—Scientologists, Christians—handing out literature, including a million-dollar bill that promised the path to heaven. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Now, 6% sounds like a lot, but remember that FUND has been hiking payouts for a decade now, and handing out big special dividends here and there, too (those are represented by the spikes in the chart above). — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

In Nashville, where temperatures could reach a high of 101 degrees and feel like 114, heat patrols began handing out cold bottled water to the city's homeless population during peak hours. — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Stokes says that the company will be handing out seasoning mix packets in host cities in July. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Abbott’s camp made its presence known in Corpus Christi as Democrats met Friday, with the help of a bovine and by handing out breakfast tacos. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026

Austin Nieves, a recent transplant to the area and the man who had brought this brave group together, broke the strained silence by handing out beers. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

The ice cream brand is handing out 53-cent scoops at four select New York City locations on June 18 in honor of the New York Knicks NBA Finals win, the team's first in 53 years, per a press release shared with PEOPLE. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026