meted out
Distributed as deserved
Meted out is the past tense of mete out, meaning to distribute or allot something, almost always punishment or justice: The judge meted out harsh sentences to the ringleaders.
The phrase carries a formal, almost biblical weight—you don't mete out candy or compliments.
Mete rarely appears without out.
Divided and given out
- allocatedDesignated for distribution
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
- administeredGave or managed officially
- doledGave in limited shares
parceled · dealt · issued · rationed · measured · allotted · assigned · portioned
Complete thought, grammatically
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- consequenceResult of an action
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
chastisement · correction · justice · judgment · verdict · sentencing · fine · flogging
Retaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
revenge · requital · just deserts · reckoning · score-settling · tit-for-tat · divine justice · karma
distributed
Divided and given out
- allocatedDesignated for distribution
- apportionedDivided and distributed proportionally
- administeredGave or managed officially
doled · parceled · dealt · issued · rationed · measured · allotted · assigned · portioned · divided
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- consequenceResult of an action
sanction · chastisement · correction · justice · judgment · verdict · sentencing · fine · flogging · lashing
vengeance
Retaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- reprisalPunitive action in return
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
comeuppance · revenge · requital · just deserts · reckoning · score-settling · tit-for-tat · divine justice · karma · nemesis
judge
One who decides
magistrate · tribunal · arbiter · sovereign · deity · executioner · warden · commander · overseer · lawgiver
- suppliedequipped, stocked, provisioned, furnished, delivered