What are some opposite words for distribute?
Antonyms for distribute
dɪˈstrɪb yutdis·trib·ute
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distribute
Allot, originally to assign by lot, applies to the giving of a definite thing to a certain person. A portion or extent of time is allotted; as, I expect to live out my allotted time. A definite period is appointed; as, the audience assembled at the appointed hour. Allot may also refer to space; as, to allot a plot of ground for a cemetery; but we now oftener use select, set apart, or assign. Allot is not now used of persons. Appoint may be used of time, space, or person; as, the appointed day; the appointed place; an officer was appointed to this station. Destine may also refer to time, place, or person, but it always has reference to what is considerably in the future; a man appoints to meet his friend in five minutes; he destines his son to follow his own profession. Assign is rarely used of time, but rather of places, persons, or things. We assign a work to be done and assign a man to do it, who, if he fails, must assign a reason for not doing it. That which is allotted, appointed, or assigned is more or less arbitrary; that which is awarded is the due requital of something the receiver has done, and he has right and claim to it; as, the medal was awarded for valor. Compare APPORTION.
Antonyms:
appropriate, confiscate, deny, refuse, resume, retain, seize, withholdSynonyms:
allot, appoint, apportion, assign, award, destine, divide, give, grant, mete out, portion out, select, set apartPreposition:
Allot to a company for a purpose.
Princeton's WordNet
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb
administer or bestow, as in small portions
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
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dish up, circulate, shell out, apportion, plow, spread, carry on, lot, pass on, dish out, portion, deal out, allot, serve up, care, portion out, sell, take, treat, share, dispense, dole out, divvy up, grapple, make out, accord, assign, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, manage, contend, administer, give out, grant, trade, address, handle, disseminate, pass around, hand out, mete out, administrate, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, propagate, conduct, serve, cover, circularise, consider, make do, get by, stagger, look at, cope, dishspread, distributeverb
distribute or disperse widely
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"
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circulate, shell out, lot, spread, pass on, dish out, deal out, allot, overspread, dispense, dole out, unfold, spread out, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, fan out, open, go around, pass around, hand out, mete out, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, propagate, scatter, circularise, stagger, disseminatedistributeverb
make available
"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
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stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, dealdistribute, give out, hand out, pass outverb
give to several people
"The teacher handed out the exams"
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circulate, emit, shell out, lot, spread, conk out, die, pass on, dish out, zonk out, deal out, allot, fail, swoon, go bad, dispense, dole out, give off, give way, conk, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, run out, black out, administer, give out, go, disseminate, pass around, hand out, faint, mete out, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, propagate, break down, circularise, break, staggercirculate, pass around, pass on, distributeverb
cause be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
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circulate, shell out, lot, spread, mobilize, pass on, dish out, hand out, deal out, allot, progress, reach, communicate, dispense, advance, dole out, disseminate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give, go on, give out, go around, pass around, pass, move on, pass along, mete out, mobilise, impart, diffuse, broadcast, put across, turn over, propagate, leave, pass out, relegate, circularise, march on, stagger, submit, hand, circlecirculate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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circulate, beam, shell out, fan out, lot, spread, mobilize, pervade, pass on, dish out, dissipate, deal out, allot, dot, overspread, break up, dispense, interpenetrate, dole out, unfold, penetrate, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, administer, give out, spread out, open, go around, pass around, sprinkle, hand out, mete out, dispel, mobilise, diffuse, broadcast, pass out, propagate, scatter, transmit, air, circularise, send, riddle, dust, stagger, imbue, permeate, disseminate, circledistributeverb
spread throughout a given area
"the function distributes the values evenly"
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stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, dealdistributeverb
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
"Values distribute"
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stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, dealdistributeverb
be mathematically distributive
Synonyms:
stagger, circularise, pass around, lot, parcel out, disseminate, spread, diffuse, broadcast, mete out, administer, dispense, deal out, pass out, pass on, give out, propagate, disperse, dish out, circulate, dole out, allot, circularize, hand out, shell out, dealstagger, distributeverb
to arrange in a systematic order
"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
Synonyms:
stagger, circularize, circularise, pass around, keel, parcel out, careen, spread, swag, diffuse, lot, broadcast, disseminate, mete out, administer, dispense, dole out, pass out, pass on, give out, lurch, propagate, allot, disperse, dish out, circulate, flounder, deal out, reel, hand out, shell out, deal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use distribute in a sentence?
The federal government is using every resource at its disposal to acquire and distribute critical medical supplies, we didn't have to exercise or utilize the DPA in any way. The fact that we have it helps, but we didn't have to. And for the most part, we won't have to.
You could draw a line from the antebellum South to the economics of the South today, from the time of the Southern plantation owners, there have been a small group of people in the South who hold the power economically and they don't really distribute the wealth that's created in a democratic way.
Regardless of any developments, with Several Bush Cabinet nominees national security at stake, the pandemic costing thousands of lives every day, and Several Bush Cabinet nominees economy in a historic recession, there is absolutely no justification for Republicans to jeopardize the ability of the United States government to keep the American people safe, distribute vaccines, and put Americans back to work, many of these respected, qualified, crisis-tested nominees were announced in November, many have been previously confirmed, and their paperwork has been submitted. Several Bush Cabinet nominees look forward to continuing to work with both parties in good faith on timely confirmations.
We will use Army Reserve Force students as a tool to create understanding about the contents of the draft constitution and distribute it all over the country, we have told them to do this in a neutral manner.
It's just to give folks an idea of how many fish we're dealing with below Barkley Dam. We collect and try to distribute to them to buyers.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1152 | appropriate | |
#3548 | resume | |
#6857 | retain | |
#6874 | distribute | |
#7367 | refuse | |
#7851 | deny | |
#18031 | seize | |
#23641 | withhold | |
#67809 | confiscate |
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