Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dole_out

1 sense of dole out

Sense 1
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out -- (administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks")
       => give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")

Antonyms of adj doled_out

1 sense of doled out

Sense 1
apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out -- (given out in portions)

INDIRECT (VIA distributed) -> concentrated -- (gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore")

Similarity of adj doled_out

1 sense of doled out

Sense 1
apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out -- (given out in portions)
       => distributed (vs. concentrated) -- (spread out or scattered about or divided up)