RATIONS Synonyms: 123 Similar and Opposite Words

rations 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ration

as in allots

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

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rations

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noun

plural of ration

as in allowances

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Recent Examples of rations

Verb

When an answer costs three days of someone’s time, a finance team rations its questions. — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

When George Washington asked for rations for his army, the Continental Congress in 1775 approved a daily ration of one quart of spruce beer or cider per soldier. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rations

Verb

When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of allots

Noun

The latter regulation is the state’s backstop climate trading program that puts an ever-stricter cap on emissions across sectors and allows polluting businesses to buy and trade allowances to meet it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Similar efforts across the globe reduce child poverty with child allowances.

— Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of allowances

Noun

Kaamil Alli, spokesman for the country’s trade minister, said South African officials were holding discussions with US companies interested in securing critical mineral supplies.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
But supplies of Gulf energy to the West are now looking much more precarious.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of supplies

Verb

In a report on the outage published on Friday, NATS said a software defect in the National Airspace System, which allocates codes so air traffic controllers can identify flights on radar, was behind the decision to ax the flights.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
In the absence of a system for shifting the funding to other grants, though, this runs the risk of leaving the NIH unable to spend all the money Congress allocates to it (which may well be Vought’s intention).

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocates

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By putting it in front of Binance's wide base of users, Circle is betting its flagship product can gain ground internationally and help build out other parts of the business.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
That facility is designed to help train the Atlas robots on tasks such as sequencing automotive parts and placing the components in the correct order for assembly.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of parts

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The spokesman did not disclose whether Saudi Arabia had requested additional Pakistani troops or air-defense systems, and the full operational provisions of the defense agreements have not been made public.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Landmark legislation designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made is headed for a full Senate vote, but safety experts say the transparency bill has been stripped of two of its most critical provisions.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of provisions

Noun

About 3 to 6 inches of rain was forecast for Guerrero and Michoacán states, with smaller amounts possible for coastal portions of Oaxaca, Colima and Jalisco states.

— DESIREE BROOKS, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Police said investigators were later shown clips from Peters’ Twitch account that captured portions of the evening.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026