MISALLOCATED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

misallocated

verb

past tense of misallocate

as in withheld

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The investigation remained ongoing, and the woman’s identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, the Sheriff’s Office said.

— Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
For example, a dividend must be calculated, withheld correctly and paid to the shareholder.

— Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of withheld

Verb

But the scattergun decisions emerging from the VAR centre in Dallas led to goals being disallowed for minor ‘offences’ that would never lead to the award of a penalty had the players’ roles been reversed.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Things looked even better for Argentina when Spain had a goal disallowed for what appeared to be a very soft foul by Mikel Merino on an Albiceleste defender that ruled out Williams’ effort.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of disallowed

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The Tate brothers have also denied the charges in the cases in Romania.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of denied

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If it is outright rejected and people burn down the theaters, cool.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
The lawsuit also claims that when the same group offered $100,000 to fund a study looking into whether the transition was needed and whether other options were available, the school rejected the proposal.

— Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of rejected

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The bank froze the gold after the UK – along with the US and numerous other countries – refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed 2018 presidential election.

— German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
While The Athletic spoke to a dozen sources around the league for this story, almost all refused to comment for publication, even anonymously.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of refused

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