| Main Entry: | dole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allowance, allocation |
Synonyms: |
allotment, alms, apportionment, benefit, charity, dispensation, distribution, division, donation, gift, grant, gratuity, handout, living wage, mite, modicum, parcel, pittance, portion, quota, relief, share, subsistence, trifle |
| Main Entry: | allot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign; give portion |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allocate, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, budget, cut, cut the pie, designate, distribute, divvy, dole, earmark, mete, set aside, share, shell out, slice, split up |
| Notes: | to allocate something is to set it aside for a specific purpose; to allot something is to give it with an implied restriction and an understanding of sharing |
Antonyms: |
disallow, keep, retain, withhold |
| Main Entry: | alms |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | handout |
Synonyms: |
aid, assistance, benefaction, charity, contribution, dole, donation, offering |
| Main Entry: | anguish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severe upset or pain |
Synonyms: |
affliction, agony, distress, dole, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, hurting, misery, pang, rue, sorrow, suffering, throe, torment, torture, woe, wretchedness |
Antonyms: |
comfort, contentment, happiness, joy, joyfulness, solace |
| Main Entry: | charity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | generosity, gift |
Synonyms: |
alms, alms-giving, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fund, gifting, hand*, hand-out, helping hand, largesse, oblation, offering, philanthropy, relief, write-off |
Antonyms: |
stealing, taking |
| Main Entry: | depression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | low spirits; despair |
Synonyms: |
abasement, abjection, abjectness, blahs, bleakness, blue funk, bummer, cheerlessness, dejection, desolation, desperation, despondency, disconsolation, discouragement, dispiritedness, distress, dole, dolefulness, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dullness, dumps, ennui, gloom, gloominess, heaviness of heart, heavyheartedness, hopelessness, lowness, lugubriosity, melancholia, melancholy, misery, mortification, qualm, sadness, sorrow, the blues, trouble, unhappiness, vapors, woefulness, worry |
Antonyms: |
cheerfulness, encouragement, happiness, hope, hopefulness |
| Main Entry: | dispensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allocation of supply |
Synonyms: |
allotment, appointment, apportionment, award, bestowal, conferment, consignment, courtesy, dealing out, disbursement, distribution, dole, endowment, favor, indulgence, kindness, part, portion, quota, service, share |
| Main Entry: | distribution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allocation, dispersion |
Synonyms: |
administration, alloting, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assessment, assigning, circulating, circulation, dealing, delivery, diffusion, dispensation, dispersal, disposal, disposing, dissemination, dissipating, division, dole, handing out, handling, mailing, marketing, partition, partitioning, propagation, prorating, rationing, scattering, sharing, spreading, trading, transport, transportation |
Antonyms: |
collection, gathering, hoard, hoarding, maintenance, store |
| Main Entry: | donation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift |
Synonyms: |
a hand, aid, allowance, alms, appropriation, assistance, benefaction, beneficence, bequest, boon, charity, contribution, do one's part, dole, endowment, gifting, grant, gratuity, handout, help, helping hand largess, lump, offering, philanthropy, pittance, present, presentation, ration, relief, subscription, subsidy, subvention, write-off |
| Main Entry: | grant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allowance, gift |
Synonyms: |
admission, allocation, allotment, alms, appropriation, assistance, award, benefaction, bequest, boon, bounty, charity, concession, contribution, dole, donation, endowment, fellowship, gratuity, handout, lump, present, privilege, reward, scholarship, stipend, subsidy |
Antonyms: |
forfeit, loss |