RATION Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of ration

as in to allot

to give as a share or portion the region has had to ration water during times of drought

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noun

as in allowance

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Recent Examples of ration

Verb

When rents are not allowed to rise to market rates, apartments are rationed through waiting, connections, lotteries and luck. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 The government has increasingly relied on rationing as electricity supply falls short of demand. — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Noun

The ration kept sugar intake below 40 grams (g) a day for adults — roughly 10 teaspoons (tsp) — and below 15 g for young children. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 July 2026 Governments have been forced to close schools and offices, and ration fossil fuel supplies. — Julia Simon, NPR, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ration

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ration

Verb

The daylong program would be divided into ten-minute segments, with one lighting cue and one sound cue allotted for each.

— Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
The Pirates, Meyer said, do not spend all the money they are allotted to sign draft picks.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of allot

Noun

The government upped the allowance two years ago (from £5,000 to £10,500), but this year, nothing changed despite rising national insurance and statutory wages.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
In France, unions are asking for fatter government pensions and paychecks, along with increases in housing assistance, family allowances and a minimum-income benefit.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowance

Verb

The operation is aimed at allocating more federal law enforcement resources to Deep Ellum, working side by side with state and local partners to create a direct line to Dallas PD for Deep Ellum crimes, Raybould said.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Variable universal life allows the policyholder to allocate cash value among investment options and therefore involves greater market risk.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of allocate

Noun

Shifts among Latino voters, who represent sizable portions of the electorate in both states, and Trump’s sagging approval rating appear to be driving Democrats’ strength in redder areas.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Under these pressures, a portion of cost increases has already transmitted to consumers through fare adjustments.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of portion

Verb

However, coordinating multiple agents remains difficult because humans must still assign tasks, monitor progress and resolve conflicts between their outputs.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Hochul signed an executive order in October assigning New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate the case.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of assign

Noun

Spending spree The grimiest part of the whole race, said Roseann Kennedy in Estadão (São Paulo), was the vast spending spree Lula went on after losing the first round.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 31 Oct. 2026
The hotel is part lodging, part social club, and 100 percent focused on catering to a certain type of hard-charging, outdoor enthusiast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of part

Verb

The procedural dispute centers on a requirement to distribute amendment text to circuit court clerks for public posting, which lawmakers retroactively repealed.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The combination of large-scale pre-training, distributed post-training and feedback-driven learning after deployment forms the basis of GO-3 Preview.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of distribute

Noun

This cathode-material combination uses a higher proportion of manganese and less cobalt and nickel, enabling an attractive balance between energy density and cost.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
The larger proportions are more in line with those of the shoe in its earlier lifespan, a detail that hadn’t gone unnoticed among Air Max fanatics over the years.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026