Synonyms for
Dealt
Definition
To have given out cards in a game or to have handled a situation.
Synonyms & similar words
treat
care
manage
dispense
share
dealout
address
consider
contend
lot
handle
apportion
plow
makedo
grapple
carryon
allot
cover
take
distribute
deal
shellout
doleout
meteout
administer
distributed
administered
allocated
apportioned
dispensed
shared
allotted
assigned
conferred
delivered
disbursed
divided
gave
parted
portioned
provided
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- dealt with
- dealt a hand
- dealt a blow
- dealt fairly
- dealt justly
- dealt a card
- dealt with the situation
Word family
Usage note
The past tense and past participle of 'deal' is 'dealt'. It is often used in the phrasal verb 'deal with', meaning to handle or manage a situation or person.
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Example sentences
- I dealt the cards to my friends during our game night.
- The teacher dealt the homework to the students.
- The manager dealt with the difficult customer.
- She dealt with the loss of her pet by writing in a journal.
- The athlete dealt with the disappointment of losing the game.
Quotes
Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well. - Jack London
The only way to deal with fear is to face it head on. - James Patterson
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand. - Randy Pausch