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Synonyms for paragraph

Most common

text section passage clause

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.

    Divide the writing into paragraphs.

Forms

Plural
paragraphs → sections, clauses, texts, passages…

Example sentences

  • text If the text doesn't make sense, it isn't coherent.
  • section Could you explain the last section more precisely?
  • passage I copied a passage from the book into my notebook.
  • clause A clause is composed of a subject and a predicate.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
paragraphsteady
textrising
sectionfalling
passagesteady
clausefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
part1, text1
6 letters
clause1
7 letters
section2, passage2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (section2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
paragraphe
Italiano
paragrafo