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 The government has rationed fuel sales, and on the black market a liter of gasoline sells for as much as $10. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationed

Verb

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of allotted

Verb

This influences how capital is allocated, which capabilities are funded, what risks are accepted, and whether growth translates into sustainable cash flow and returns.

— Kumar Rupesh, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Harrison Street Asset Management is one of the largest investors and developers in the sector, with more than $24 billion allocated across 432 student housing properties since its launch in 2005.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocated

Verb

The rule requires election officials to submit each mail voter’s name and address to a new USPS portal, along with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes assigned to the envelopes used to send and return that voter’s ballot.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Such was the case for David Dastmalchian, who was filming 2021’s The Suicide Squad in Panama when the CDS assigned him a new feline companion.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of assigned

Verb

This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026