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ration

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Synonyms & Antonyms of ration

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to give as a share or portion

the region has had to ration water during times of drought

Synonyms for ration

allocate,
allot,
allow,
apportion,
assign,
distribute,
lot

Words Related to ration

admeasure,
administer,
deal,
dispense,
divide,
dole out,
hand out,
measure,
mete (out),
meter,
parcel (out),
part,
portion,
prorate,
share (out),
split

accord,
award,
give,
grant

earmark,
reserve

chip in,
contribute,
donate

reallocate,
reapportion,
reassign,
redistribute

Near Antonyms for ration

begrudge,
deny,
deprive (of)

keep,
retain,
stint,
withhold

appropriate,
arrogate,
confiscate

ration

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of ration (Entry 2 of 2)

as in lot

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ration

allotment,
allowance,
cut,
end,
part,
piece,
portion,
proportion,
quota,
share,
slice,
take

commission,
percentage

member,
partition,
section,
segment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ration

aggregate,
composite,
compound,
pool,
sum,
total,
totality

whole

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“Ration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ration. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.

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