Synonyms for section
Most common
piece portion paragraph clause square mile segment subdivision incision
Definitions
- n. 1
A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
- n. 2
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- sections → parts, divisions, paragraphs, pieces…
Choose the right word
The English more commonly apply the word section to a part or portion of a body of men; as, a section of the clergy, a small section of the Whigs, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- piece He showed kindness by giving me a piece of advice.
- portion A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.
- paragraph Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?
- clause A clause is composed of a subject and a predicate.
- segment Divide this line segment into twenty equal parts.
By length
- 4 letters
- part1, head1, zone1
- 5 letters
- piece1, patch1, slice1
- 6 letters
- branch1, detail2, divide2, clause1, sectio
- 7 letters
- cutting2, portion2, segment2, snippet2
- 8 letters
- division3, separate3, province2, fraction2, incision3
- 9 letters
- paragraph3
- 10 letters
- department3
- 11 letters
- compartment3, subdivision4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (detail2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- section
- Italiano
- divisione
- Español
- departamento
- Deutsch
- Sektion
- Català
- secció