RATIONED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

rationed

verb

past tense of ration

as in allotted

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

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Recent Examples of rationed During the lean Depression and war years, when unemployment was high and food was being rationed, potlucks provided a social outlet that didn’t put the financial burden on a single host. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 The national stockpile of antibiotics is rationed among local distribution centers. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 No treasurer builds payment flows on an instrument that might be rationed. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Chips are being rationed; companies like Micron, the data-center dominator, and Applied Materials, which makes equipment for Micron, are, for the first time ever, getting long-term contracts for their wares. — Jim Cramer, Contributor, CNBC, 16 July 2026 And a single national unemployment rate can make the economy look stable while opportunity is being rationed unevenly underneath. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Water is rationed, temperatures are breaking records, and droughts have been increasingly severe. — Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026 Cupet’s fuel sales to the public are almost nonexistent and are currently rationed. — ABC News, 11 June 2026 Food had to be rationed in Tbilisi. — Lori Rackl, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

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Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta’s top pick, Virginia outfielder AJ Gracia, agreed to sign for $3,997,500, much less than the $6,675,300 allotted for the ninth overall pick.

— Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The House Administration Committee was allotted $10 billion in the House’s budget resolution for election law reforms, as the committee has oversight authority of federal elections.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026

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He was assigned to Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, a focal point for the military’s buildup in South Vietnam.

— Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The Fed chairman has assigned task forces to review different topics including the central bank’s approach to inflation.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026