misallocates

verb

present tense third-person singular of misallocate
as in deprives (of)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misallocates
  1. withholds
  2. denies
  3. refuses
  4. rejects
  5. disallows
  6. begrudges
  7. declines
Verb
  • Iqbal, a migrant Muslim man, drifts through a city that withholds its welcome.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Trump has made clear his disdain for NATO, his affection for Putin, gushes over autocrats, and withholds military support for Ukraine.
    — Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
Definition of withholds
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  • The government denies this, and says the law will be aimed at making unused land productive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Pakistan has long accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of harboring TTP militants, an allegation Kabul denies.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of denies
Verb
  • Recently in Colorado, a progressive 15-term Democratic member of Congress lost a primary election to a DSA candidate who refuses to condemn as anti-Semitic the firebombing of a demonstration for Israeli hostages.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Now they are being flown to Bhutan - a country that still refuses to recognize them as citizens and expels them on arrival to India or Nepal.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of refuses
Verb
  • The director rejects aspects of modernity in his personal life, too.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Conversely, when a judge rejects a motion for an injunction, companies can move to complete a takeover deal quickly.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of rejects
Verb
  • Having all your pieces shoved against walls disallows natural flow through the room.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • In a concession to the council, Lee’s proposal would repeal a local law that disallows council members from superseding the administrator and giving orders to city staff.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of disallows
Verb
  • No one begrudges him the career move, least of all his father Ciaran McDonald, one of Mayo’s greatest players, who had to balance the demands of Gaelic football with his full-time job as a pipelayer.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • No one begrudges Skattebo for his budding media career.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of begrudges
Verb
  • When the foliage declines the bulbs, actually tubers, rest before restarting growth the following spring.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Supreme Court declines to hear appeal After the injunction was granted earlier this month, Schwab immediately asked the Kansas Supreme Court to act on the matter.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of declines
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