ration

The word “ration” has 2 syllables: ra-tion

It's pronounced as /ˈreɪʃən/

What is synonym and antonym for ration?

In the thesaurus, “ration” has 81 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ration along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ration

accord
admeasure
administer
allocate
allot
allotment
allow
allowance
apportion
apportionment
assign
assignment
award
bit
budget
chip in
commission
conserve
consignment
contribute
control
cut
deal
dispense
distribute
distribution
divide
division
divvy
divvy up
dole
dole out
donate
drag
earmark
end
food
give
give out
grant
hand out
helping
issue
limit
lot
measure
measure out
meed
member
mete
mete out
meter
parcel
parcel out
part
partition
percentage
piece
piece of action
portion
proportion
prorate
provender
provision
quantum
quota
reallocate
reapportion
reassign
redistribute
reserve
restrict
save
section
segment
share
slice
split
store
supply
take

Antonyms for ration

aggregate
appropriate
arrogate
begrudge
collect
composite
compound
confiscate
debt
deny
gather
hold
keep
let go
pool
retain
stint
sum
total
totality
whole
withhold

Meanings of ration

noun
1. A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
verb
1. To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something.
2. To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to.
3. To restrict (an activity etc.).

Example Sentences

The soldiers were given a ration of food for the long journey ahead.
During the war, the government imposed a ration on certain goods.
They had to carefully manage their ration of water in the desert.
The team received a daily ration of supplies to last through the expedition.
The store ran out of stock, so they had to ration the available items.

On this page you'll find 103 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ration, such as: accord, admeasure, administer, aggregate, allocate, allot, allotment.

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