Synonyms for administer
Most common
manage execute distribute dispense dope furnish administrate
Definitions
- v. 1
To apportion out, distribute.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- administered
e.g. administered → distributed, dispensed, managed, executed…
Example sentences
- manage Tom took a class to learn how to manage his anger.
- execute It's not OK to execute someone without due process.
- distribute We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
- dispense We can not dispense with sleep for too many days.
- dope I keep a little dope around for real emergencies.
- furnish It will cost me a lot to furnish my new apartment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| administer | falling | |
| manage | rising | |
| execute | rising | |
| distribute | steady | |
| dispense | falling | |
| dope | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1
- 4 letters
- give1, deal1, dope1
- 5 letters
- offer2, allot2
- 6 letters
- direct2, supply2, afford2, manage2, tender2
- 7 letters
- control2, conduct2, execute3, furnish2, proffer2
- 8 letters
- dispense2
- 9 letters
- supervise3, apportion3
- 10 letters
- distribute3
- 11 letters
- superintend
- 12 letters
- administrate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (offer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- administrer
- Deutsch
- administrieren
- Català
- administrar