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compartment

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of compartment

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

a backpack with many handy compartments for storing your camping gear

Synonyms of compartment

bay, cabin, cell, chamber, cube, cubicle

Words Related to compartment

cubbyhole, pigeonhole, snuggery [chiefly British]

alcove, niche, nook, recess

cabinet, drawer, locker

cavity, hole, hollow

booth, box, crib, loge, stall

bunker, crypt, vault

compartment

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of compartment

to arrange or assign according to type

compartment the responses according to country of origin

Synonyms of compartment

assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, codify, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, group, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type

Words Related to compartment

array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, systematize

alphabetize, catalog (or catalogue), file, index, list, refer

pigeonhole, shelve

identify, recognize

cull, screen, set, sieve, sift, winnow

clump, cluster, colligate

recategorize, reclassify, regroup

Near Antonyms of compartment

confuse, disarrange, jumble, lump, mix (up), scramble

misclassify, missort, mistype

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