Synonyms of halves

halves 1 of 2

noun

plural of half

1

as in parts

one of two equal or nearly equal parts

to be fair, we should each get half the pie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parts
• sections
• segments
• moieties
• elements
• pieces
• portions
• components
• hemispheres
• halvers
• divisions
• fractions
• semicircles
• constituents
• meridians

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sums
• totals
• aggregates
• wholes

2

as in matches

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities

it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• matches
• twins
• companions
• similarities
• equivalents
• mates
• fellows
• replicas
• counterparts
• coordinates
• equals
• doubles
• parallels
• duplicates
• likes
• rivals
• likenesses
• peers
• mirror images
• identical twins
• analogues
• coequals
• carbon copies
• facsimiles
• ringers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposites
• antitheses
• reverses
• contraries
• antipodes
• converses

halves

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of halve

as in quarters

Related Words

• quarters
• segments
• splits
• parts
• divides
• partitions
• bifurcates
• cleaves
• bisects
• subdivides
• fractionates
• separates
• disconnects
• dichotomizes
• dissects
• severs
• divorces
• sunders
• ramifies
• disunites
• disjoins
• fragments
• resolves
• fractionalizes
• dissociates
• disintegrates
• dissolves
• trisects
• disassociates
• uncouples
• breaks up
• dissevers
• decouples
• breaks down
• decomposes
• disjoints
• disassembles
• unlinks
• unyokes
• fractures
• ruptures
• tears
• rifts
• isolates
• rends
• pulls
• rips
• segregates
• fragmentates
• cuts off
• fragmentizes
• secludes
• insulates
• rives
• detaches
• disengages
• breaks
• unravels
• sequesters
• disentangles
• unties

Dissimilar Words

• associates
• couples
• combines
• mixes
• blends
• connects
• assembles
• binds
• sticks
• closes
• fuses
• attaches
• accumulates
• mingles
• fastens
• joins
• links
• unites
• welds
• unifies
• agglutinates
• knits
• cements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of halves

Noun

Two budgets, two vendor lists, two review processes and often two teams reporting to the same CISO, answering different halves of the same question. — Aviv Mussinger, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Dissolving Lines The traditional separation between news outlets’ editorial and business halves has been facing pressure from both sides of that line. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Denver’s offense has had slow starts to games, but Sean Payton finds something in the second halves. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

According to Blankenship, bobcats cannot be legally hunted or trapped in Will County as harvesting is restricted to the southern and western halves of Illinois. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Double Exposure layers two images atop each other to blend subjects or scenes together while Split Shot divides images into two halves using a rotating accessory that blocks half the lens at a time. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Color was a tale of two halves, as is often the case in Milan. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

The Duke of Sussex’s speech was marred by a fault with the teleprompter, forcing him to complete it in two halves. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

The 49ers run defense has been problematic in their first halves of both their wins so far. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026