Synonyms and Antonyms of distribute
1
to arrange or assign according to type
- distribute the assignments according to seniority
assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize
alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer
pigeonhole, shelve
identify, recognize
cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow
clump, cluster, colligate
recategorize, reclassify, regroup
subcategorize
2
to give as a share or portion
- committed to distributing the school's limited scholarship money so that it benefits more students
admeasure, administer, deal, dispense, divide, dole out, hand out, measure, mete (out), meter, parcel (out), part, portion, prorate, share (out), split
accord, award, give, grant
earmark, reserve
chip in, contribute, donate
reallocate, reapportion, reassign, redistribute
3
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
- distributed pamphlets on recycling to everyone in the neighborhood
administer, allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate
admeasure, allot, allow, appropriate, assign, dish out, divide, divvy (up), dollop (out), lot, measure (out), part, proportion, ration, redistribute, set, share (out), split
bestow, disburse, furnish, issue, provide, share, supply
circulate, disperse, disseminate, scatter, spread
chip in, contribute, donate, pledge
reallocate, reapportion
begrudge, decline, deny, deprive (of), disallow, refuse, reject, withhold
niggle (out), pinch, skimp, stint
