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branch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of branch

1 a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant

  • I loved climbing among the branches of that old tree
Synonyms of branch

bough, limb
Words Related to branch

branchlet, offshoot, outgrowth, shoot, spur

spray, sprig, twig

2 a local unit of an organization

  • a bank with many neighborhood branches
Synonyms of branch

affiliate, cell, chapter, council, local
Words Related to branch

arm, division, wing

offshoot, subchapter

lodge, post

3 a stream that flows into a larger body of water

  • the Blue Nile, the Atbara, and the White Nile are the three primary branches of the Nile River
Synonyms of branch

affluent, bayou, confluent, feeder, influent, tributary
Words Related to branch

backwater

brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet

fountainhead, head, headstream, headwater, source
Antonyms of branch

distributary, effluent

4 a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization

  • the two branches of the U.S. Congress
Synonyms of branch

agency, arm, bureau, department, desk, division, office, service
Words Related to branch

subdepartment, subdivision

branch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of branch

to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

  • threads branched from the center of the spider web
Synonyms of branch

fan (out), radiate, ray
Words Related to branch

diffuse, dispel, disperse, dissipate

fork, stem

diverge, divide, part, ramify, separate, split, uncouple, unlink, unyoke

scatter, splay, spread

arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, spring
Near Antonyms of branch

approach, close in (on), near

center (on), centralize

connect, couple, join, link, unite
Antonyms of branch

concentrate, converge, focus, funnel, meet

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