What is another word for dispensed?

Pronunciation: [dɪspˈɛnsd] (IPA)

The word "dispensed" means to distribute or provide something to someone. However, sometimes it's important to vary our vocabulary in order to keep our writings interesting and engaging. Some synonyms for "dispensed" include allocated, delivered, divided, granted, passed out, issued, supplied, dispersed, doled out, and disseminated. Each of these words conveys a slightly different sense of how the distribution of items or resources took place. For example, "allocated" might suggest a more deliberate or strategic distribution, while "passed out" might suggest a more casual or informal distribution. User can experiment with these alternatives to discover which ones work best in their specific context.

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What are the opposite words for dispensed?

Dispensed is a verb that refers to the act of providing or distributing something, usually in small quantities. Its antonyms are words that denote actions opposite in meaning to its meaning. The first antonym is withhold, which means to hold back or refuse to provide. The second antonym is refused, which means to reject or decline to provide something. The third antonym is hoarded, which refers to keeping something in large quantities instead of distributing or providing it. Another antonym is retained, which means to keep something instead of giving it away. Lastly, an antonym for dispensed is accumulated which means to gather or collect something over time.

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Usage examples for Dispensed

Up to this hour, greatly reduced as were the means she dispensed, and the influence she wielded, she still lived in the proud home of her family, and all regarded her as the representative of her honored name.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Every possible article of equipment was made to do double service; not an ounce of dead weight was carried which could be dispensed with.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
Yonder was the booth where beer was dispensed, and it had a liberal patronage, for the day was hot.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey

Famous quotes with Dispensed

  • Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess, though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.
    Warren Buffett
  • All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.
    John Calvin
  • Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.
    Albert Camus
  • A friend dispensed some unsolicited dating advice the other night, telling me that if I'm on a first date, I probably shouldn't lead with a rant about how Russia has a monopoly on nuclear-powered icebreakers.
    Jared Walczak
  • We cannot too soon convince ourselves how easily we may be dispensed with in the world. What important personages we imagine ourselves to be! We think that we alone are the life of the circle in which we move; in our absence, we fancy that life, existence, breath will come to a general pause, and, alas, the gap which we leave is scarcely perceptible, so quickly is it filled again; nay, it is often the place, if not of something better, at least for something more agreeable.
    Goethe

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