MOIETY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

moiety

noun

ˈmȯi-ə-tē

Definition of moiety

as in half

one of two equal or nearly equal parts the lot was split into two equal moieties

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Recent Examples of moiety That was done so the hat maker would come from a non-Raven moiety. — Ben Hohenstatt, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2019 At this ceremony, representatives of the opposite moiety recognize the unveiling of an official clan crest object. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017 The announcement of HTTPanties is not a single doom; in the name lays a moiety of the world. — Rob Beschizza, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2007

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half

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For now, Neda, a 34-year-old Tehran resident struggling with kidney disease and needing medication, is holding her breath as she is once again forced to buy only half of her monthly dose.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
As on the age-old original, the first half of the six-minute track was sweeping in its use of orchestral augmentation, and then the second half put aside both strings and vocals to turn into a pure band jam.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

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