RATIONING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

rationing

verb

present participle of ration

as in allotting

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 rationing The threat of shortages pushed countries across Asia to impose export bans, cut import duties, and start rationing fuel to maintain supplies. — Katie Silver, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 During a 1994 drought, rationing left the San Juan metro area with water available only every second or third day, according to a 2020 report commissioned by the American Society of Civil Engineers. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 Check whether the location is included in the current rationing plan (click here). — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Puerto Rico previously implemented water rationing measures in 2020 and in 2015, when some 400,000 utility customers received water only every third day. — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 People exposed to sugar rationing during their first 1,000 days of life were compared to those who were conceived after the policy ended. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 The ferrule is a metal piece that has held the eraser for more than a century — except during World War II, when rationing forced a shift to plastic and even cardboard. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Soon the family are rationing and saving seeds from tomatoes. — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 People were already living without water Puerto Ricans have dealt with water-rationing before, including during a drought in 2015 that left 400,000 customers receiving water service every third day, and again in 2020. — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationing

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Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.

— Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

Definition of allotting

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Another popular option is the 50/20/30 method, which entails allocating 50% of your income to your needs, 20% to your savings and 30% to your wants.

— Mallika Mitra, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Discrepancy theory is a branch of mathematics concerned with allocating resources as evenly as possible.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of allocating

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As more officers arrived, Kelly began directing the response, assigning priority to the most critically injured.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Police emphasized that assigning the case to the Homicide Detail does not indicate Lupton's death has been ruled a homicide.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of assigning

Verb

Instead, Goldman economists suggest that Seoul try some more immediate solutions, like helping elderly Koreans unlock their housing wealth, and better distributing the windfall from the country’s super-profitable tech firms.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
That year, the head trainer of the Commanders was found to have been illegally distributing oxycodone to players — an unsettling reminder of the NFL's difficult history with painkillers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026