rationing

The word “rationing” has 3 syllables: ra-tion-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈræʃənɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for rationing?

In the thesaurus, “rationing” has 78 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for rationing

  • according
  • admeasuring
  • administering
  • administration
  • allocating
  • alloting
  • allotment
  • allotting
  • allowing
  • apportioning
  • apportionment
  • assessment
  • assigning
  • awarding
  • barrier
  • chipping in
  • circulating
  • circulation
  • contributing
  • dealing
  • delivery
  • detachment
  • diffusion
  • disconnection
  • dispensation
  • dispensing
  • dispersal
  • disposal
  • disposing
  • dissemination
  • dissipating
  • dissolution
  • distributing
  • distribution
  • disunion
  • dividing
  • division
  • dole
  • doling out
  • donating
  • earmarking
  • giving
  • granting
  • handing out
  • handling
  • hindrance
  • lotting
  • mailing
  • marketing
  • measuring
  • metering
  • obstruction
  • parting
  • partition
  • partitioning
  • portion
  • portioning
  • propagation
  • prorating
  • reallocating
  • reapportioning
  • reassigning
  • redistributing
  • reserving
  • rupture
  • scattering
  • screen
  • segregation
  • separation
  • severance
  • share
  • sharing
  • splitting
  • spreading
  • trading
  • transport
  • transportation
  • wall

Antonyms for rationing

  • aid
  • appropriating
  • arrogating
  • assistance
  • attachment
  • begrudging
  • collection
  • confiscating
  • denying
  • gathering
  • help
  • hoard
  • hoarding
  • hold
  • juncture
  • keeping
  • maintenance
  • promotion
  • retaining
  • retention
  • stinting
  • store
  • union
  • unity
  • whole
  • withholding

Meanings of rationing

  • 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.).
  • noun
    1. A ration.
    2. Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

Example Sentences

  • The government is rationing food supplies to ensure fair distribution.
  • They began rationing their water during the heatwave to make it last longer.
  • The military started rationing fuel to ensure it would last throughout the operation.
  • Rationing has become necessary due to the scarcity of resources.
  • The store implemented rationing of certain products to prevent shortages.

On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rationing, such as: according, admeasuring, administering, administration, aid, allocating, alloting.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dealing

  • accomplishment
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  • act
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  • activity
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  • alloting
  • allotment
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  • conduct
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  • cornering
  • correspondence
  • counterfeiting
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  • counterstep
  • coup
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  • crack
  • crime
  • custom
  • customers
  • cutting a deal
  • day-trading
  • deal
  • dealings
  • deed
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  • dicker
  • dickering
  • diffusion
  • dispensation
  • dispersal
  • disposal
  • disposing
  • dissemination
  • dissipating
  • distributing
  • division
  • doing
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  • economics
  • effort
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  • engrossing
  • enterprise
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  • event
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  • execution
  • exertion
  • expedient
  • exploit
  • fair-trading
  • familiarity
  • feat
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  • fling
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  • goods
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  • haggling
  • handing out
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  • horse trade
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  • industry
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  • monopolizing
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  • pains
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  • partition
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  • quarreling
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  • rationing
  • rearrangement
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  • reception
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  • relations
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  • reselling
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  • retailing
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  • sales
  • scattering
  • selling
  • sharing
  • shift
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  • soliciting
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  • supplying
  • swag
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  • thing
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  • trade
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  • truck
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  • underselling
  • undertaking
  • usage
  • vending
  • violation
  • way
  • wetbacking
  • whack
  • wheeling and dealing
  • while
  • wholesaling
  • work
  • wrangling

handing out

  • admeasuring
  • administering
  • administration
  • allocating
  • alloting
  • allotment
  • allotting
  • allowing
  • apportioning
  • apportionment
  • appropriating
  • assessment
  • assigning
  • awarding
  • bequeathing
  • bestowing
  • ceding
  • chipping in
  • circulating
  • circulation
  • conferring
  • contributing
  • conveying
  • dealing
  • delivery
  • diffusion
  • disbursing
  • dishing out
  • dispensation
  • dispensing
  • dispersal
  • dispersing
  • disposal
  • disposing
  • disseminating
  • dissemination
  • dissipating
  • distributing
  • dividing
  • division
  • dole
  • doling out
  • donating
  • endowing
  • expending
  • furnishing
  • granting
  • handling
  • imparting
  • issuing
  • lotting
  • mailing
  • marketing
  • offering
  • parting
  • partition
  • partitioning
  • passing out
  • permitting
  • pledging
  • portioning
  • presenting
  • propagation
  • proportioning
  • prorating
  • providing
  • rationing
  • reallocating
  • reapportioning
  • redistributing
  • remitting
  • scattering
  • setting
  • sharing
  • splitting
  • spreading
  • supplying
  • trading
  • transferring
  • transport
  • transportation
  • yielding

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