Antonyms for allot
əˈlɒtal·lot

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1. allot

   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, withhold

   Synonyms:
   appoint, apportion, assign, award, destine, distribute, divide, give, grant, mete out, portion out, select, set apart

   Preposition:
   Allot to a company for a purpose.

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1. allot

   Antonyms:
   refuse, withhold, retain, appropriate, resume, misapportion, misdeal

   Synonyms:
   assign, grant, award, give, apportion, deal, dispense, parcel, distribute, divide, mete out, portion out

Matched Categories

1. • Distribute
   • Give

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1. assign, allot, portionverb

   give out

   "We were assigned new uniforms"

   Synonyms:
   put, lot, grant, set apart, arrogate, parcel out, administer, deal, mete out, portion, dispense, deal out, specify, depute, delegate, designate, ascribe, impute, assign, dish out, dole out, attribute, distribute, shell out, accord

2. accord, allot, grantverb

   allow to have

   "grant a privilege"

   Synonyms:
   harmonize, grant, lot, accord, parcel out, consort, allow, give, fit in, mete out, administer, dispense, harmonise, deal out, yield, concord, portion, award, cede, concede, assign, dish out, deed over, dole out, distribute, agree, shell out, deal

3. 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"

   Synonyms:
   dish up, circulate, shell out, apportion, plow, spread, carry on, lot, pass on, dish out, portion, deal out, 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, distribute, propagate, conduct, serve, cover, circularise, consider, make do, get by, stagger, look at, cope, dish

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1. allotverb

   Synonyms:
   apportion, mete out, assign

How to use allot in a sentence?

1. Domitus Ulpian:

   Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allot to every man his due.

2. President Klaus Iohannis:

   The government will allot more funds for .... healthcare, medicine, equipment.

3. Vicente Lim:

   Bear in mind that no matter how small a thing you want to do, plan it ahead of time, think it over and allot a certain time for you to prepare your plans, for a mediocre plan is better than a brilliant unprepared plan that is haphazardly carried out.

4. Evander Candelaria:

   I used to want allot of things from God, now I just want to know what God wants from me.

5. President Klaus Iohannis:

   This state of emergency will enable allotting new important resources to fight the crisis, the government will allot more funds for .... healthcare, medicine, equipment.

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