Synonyms for partition
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Division
2. Barrier
Other
wall, apportionment, screen, allotment, divider, distribution, compartment, bulkhead, share, shard, dismemberment, dichotomy
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
- n. 2
A part of something that has been divided.
- v. 1
To divide something into parts, sections or shares.
to partition a hard drive
Related words
- Word family
- partitional partitionless partite partner
Forms
- Plural
- partitions → divisions, segmentations, sectionalisations, barriers…
- Past participle
- partitioned
e.g. partitioned → divided, separated, zoned, divorced…
Example sentences
- separation The separation felt like a never-ending nightmare.
- wall She walked on her hands along the top of the wall.
- compartment Should I put this bag in the overhead compartment?
- dichotomy The work-play dichotomy has something to do with the left-right brain dichotomy.
- shard You can get injured from a shard of stained glass.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| partition | steady | |
| sectionalisation | steady | |
| separation | falling | |
| wall | steady | |
| compartment | steady | |
| dichotomy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wall1, zone1
- 5 letters
- share1, shard1
- 6 letters
- screen1, divide2
- 7 letters
- divorce2, barrier3, rupture2, divider3
- 8 letters
- division3, separate3, bulkhead2
- 9 letters
- allotment3, dichotomy4, dismember3, apportion3
- 10 letters
- separation4
- 11 letters
- compartment3
- 12 letters
- distribution4, segmentation4
- 13 letters
- dismemberment4, apportionment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divide2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- partition
- Italiano
- partizione
- Español
- partición
- Deutsch
- Partitur
- Català
- partició