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

As the airplane air-conditioning worked overtime in the desert heat, the grooms traversed the tarmac numerous times to shuttle water and supplies to the horses.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Millions of people live in or near bear habitat across the Rockies, where widespread drought has reduced supplies of nuts, berries and plants that bears eat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of supplies

Verb

Established in 2001 in a bid to make pension costs for New Zealand's aging population more affordable, New Zealand's wealth fund also allocates capital to timber, real estate and private markets, alongside other alternatives.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Instead of choosing the cheapest model or default to the most powerful one, the platform allocates the right resources for each task.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocates

Noun

While cost is an important factor, service reliability and the availability of spare parts are also important considerations for truck carriers, and overhauling an entire fleet is a major investment.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
That could make fleets of relatively inexpensive autonomous vessels useful for building persistent datasets across parts of the ocean that are poorly monitored today.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

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

Verb

According to Spencer’s fundraiser, the organization distributes approximately 250,000 lbs.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
In its counterarguments, Google contended would be unduly harsh to break up a complex network that distributes ads that online publishers depend upon to help finance digital services used by millions of consumers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of distributes

Noun

The latest delay came after Caltrans determined that portions of the highway surface required additional smoothing, a Caltrans spokesperson told Abridged.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Harris has also said UCLA needs significantly more season-ticket holders, with a longer-term goal of removing the tarps covering portions of the Rose Bowl’s unused seating.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026