Tom was unprepared for the scathing criticism meted out to him by his boss.
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Meted
Synonyms for "meted" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Verb(3 words)
Related words (5)
Verb(5 words)
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11 entriesallocate fundsallottedapportion resourcesapportionedassign rolescalibrate portionsdispenseddistribute dutiesdistribute tasksmeasure out servingsportion out quantities
Collocations
12 entriesmeted allocationsmeted outmeted out finesmeted out penaltiesmeted out punishmentmeted out resourcesmeted out scholarshipsmeted out sentencesmeted penaltiesmeted punishmentmeted resourcesmeted sentence
Inflections
3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It's punishment meted out on the basis of skin color.
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My teacher meted out physical punishment to his pupils.
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