meted
Dispensed with deliberation
Meted is the past tense of mete, meaning to distribute or allot, almost always in the phrase mete out.
The word appears primarily in contexts of punishment or justice: The judge meted out harsh sentences.
Rewards can also be meted out, but the word carries a formal, even biblical tone—suggesting measured, deliberate dispensation rather than casual giving.
Divided into fixed shares
- distributedDivided and given out
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
- allottedDistributed as shares
- dispensedGave out portions
divided · doled · parceled · portioned · assigned · granted · budgeted · allocated
Complete thought, grammatically
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- consequenceResult of an action
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
chastisement · castigation · reprimand · discipline · correction · admonishment · censure · rebuke
rationed
Divided into fixed shares
- distributedDivided and given out
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
- allottedDistributed as shares
dispensed · divided · doled · parceled · portioned · assigned · granted · budgeted · allocated · shared
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- consequenceResult of an action
sanction · chastisement · castigation · reprimand · discipline · correction · admonishment · censure · rebuke · justice
- distributedgave, shared, handed out, passed out, dealt
metedlavished
Gave in excess
squandered · showered · heaped · unmeasured · dumped
- mete outDistribute in portions
- meted outDistributed in portions
- meting outDistributing in portions