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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

Near Antonyms of member

aggregate, composite, compound, mass

entirety, sum, summation, total, totality

admixture, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, combination, intermixture, mix, mixture

Antonyms of member

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, moiety, parcel

bit, fragment, particle, scrap

Near Antonyms of member

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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