Synonyms of compartments

compartments 1 of 2

noun

plural of compartment

as in chambers

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

a backpack with many handy compartments for storing your camping gear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chambers
• cells
• cabins
• bays
• cubes
• cubicles
• boxes
• drawers
• alcoves
• holes
• cabinets
• cubbyholes
• pigeonholes
• cavities
• niches
• nooks
• lockers
• booths
• recesses
• bunkers
• hollows
• vaults
• crypts
• stalls
• snuggeries
• cribs
• loges

compartments

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of compartment

as in groups

to arrange or assign according to type

compartment the responses according to country of origin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• ranks
• classifies
• types
• sorts
• distinguishes
• relegates
• grades
• classes
• places
• separates
• distributes
• lists
• compartmentalizes
• categorizes
• files
• ranges
• pegs
• organizes
• digests
• identifies
• assorts
• recognizes
• codifies
• orders
• shelves
• breaks down
• catalogs
• indexes
• arrays
• refers
• systematizes
• disposes
• alphabetizes
• clumps
• pigeonholes
• marshals
• clusters
• culls
• screens
• draws up
• sifts
• sieves
• sets
• winnows
• colligates
• reclassifies
• regroups
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumps
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• jumbles
• confuses
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of compartments

Noun

Additionally, many of these bags have many compartments for high levels of organization for your tech products and school supplies. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

Multiple compartments prevent bottles from shifting around in transit, while the hanging design turns even the smallest hotel bathroom into a surprisingly functional vanity. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026

The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

The overhead compartments were damaged, with the lids torn off and strewn across the cabin floor along with the belongings of those onboard, according to news agency Viral Press. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Experts recommend choosing a backpack that fits the child and has two broad, padded shoulder straps, a padded back, compartments to distribute weight and a waist or chest strap to redistribute the load. — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

And superficial fat compartments deplete faster than deep ones. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Bowls come bento-style, with little compartments for carbs, meat and vegetables. — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Dedicated internal storage compartments inside the hull safely hold spent nuclear fuel elements and operational waste throughout the plant’s working life. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026