Synonyms for dichotomy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The division of a genus into two species; a division into two subordinate parts.
Related words
- Word family
- dichomatic dichotomic dichotomize dichotomous
- Phrases
- false dichotomy
Forms
- Plural
- dichotomies → partitions, trichotomies, dualities, branchings…
Example sentences
- partition Can a body, hand, or finger enter the safety partition?
- duality Only in love are unity and duality not in conflict.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dichotomy | rising | |
| partition | steady | |
| trichotomy | steady | |
| duality | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- duality4, halving2
- 9 letters
- partition3, branching2, bisection
- 10 letters
- trichotomy
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duality4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dichotomie
- Italiano
- dicotomia
- Deutsch
- Dichotomie