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member

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of member

1 one of the parts that make up a whole
  • You're only one member of this group effort.
Synonyms of member

building block, component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
Words Related to member

basis, part and parcel

detail, item, particular, point

aspect, characteristic, facet, feature, trait

division, fragment, particle, partition, piece, portion, section, sector, segment

subcomponent
Near Antonyms of member

aggregate, composite, compound, mass

entirety, sum, summation, total, totality

admixture, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combination, intermixture, mix, mixture
Antonyms of member

whole
2 one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
  • lost an indispensable member of the model airplane kit
Synonyms of member

part, partition, portion, section, segment
Words Related to member

component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, parcel

bit, fragment, particle, scrap
Near Antonyms of member

whole

aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality

Synonym Discussion of member

part, portion, piece, member, division, section, segment, fragment mean something less than the whole. part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required.
    • they ran only part of the way
portion implies an assigned or allotted part.
    • cut the pie into six portions
piece applies to a separate or detached part of a whole.
    • a puzzle with 500 pieces
member suggests one of the functional units composing a body.
    • a structural member
division applies to a large or diversified part.
    • the manufacturing division of the company
section applies to a relatively small or uniform part.
    • the entertainment section of the newspaper
segment applies to a part separated or marked out by or as if by natural lines of cleavage.
    • the retired segment of the population
fragment applies to a part produced by or as if by breaking off.
    • only a fragment of the play still exists

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