Synonyms for branch
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Twig — the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing
twig, limb, arm, bough, member, sprig, shoot, scion, switch, sprout, stick, spray, sucker, grain, tiller
3. Ramification
4. Subdivision
subdivision, section, department, part, line, division, head, chapter, article
Definitions
- n. 1
The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- n. 2
Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway
- n. 3
A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
- n. 4
One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
the branches of a hyperbola
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- branches → twigs, limbs, arms, boughs…
Example sentences
- grain The wood grain in Brazilian rosewood is beautiful.
- twig I'd rather not show my twig and berries to the world.
- scion Tom is the scion of a very wealthy family.
- bough The bough didn't support his weight and broke off.
- department Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| branch | falling | |
| grain | falling | |
| twig | steady | |
| scion | steady | |
| bough | steady | |
| department | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- arm1, leg1
- 4 letters
- part1, line1, head1, wing1, limb1, twig1
- 5 letters
- river2, stick1, shoot1, creek1, spray1, grain1, scion2, bough1, sprig
- 6 letters
- member2, switch1, sucker2, sprout1, tiller2
- 7 letters
- article3, section2, chapter2
- 8 letters
- division3, affluent3, offshoot2
- 9 letters
- tributary4, outgrowth2
- 10 letters
- department3
- 11 letters
- subdivision4
- 12 letters
- ramification5, trifurcation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (river2 = 2 syllables).