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part

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of part

in some measure or degree
  • Well, you're at least part right about her original name.
Synonyms of part

half, halfway, incompletely, partially, partly, partway
Words Related to part

fairly, kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, somewhat, sort of
Phrases Synonymous with part

in part
Near Antonyms of part

absolutely, dead, downright, plain

especially, exceedingly (also exceeding), exceptionally, extremely, greatly, highly, hugely, particularly, very
Antonyms of part

all, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, wholly

part

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of part

1 one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
  • The model car came in several small parts that had to be put together.
Synonyms of part

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

component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, parcel

bit, fragment, particle, scrap
Near Antonyms of part

whole

aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality
2 something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
  • wanted no part of the profits
Synonyms of part

allotment, allowance, cut, end, piece, portion, proportion, quota, share, slice, take
Words Related to part

lot, ration

commission, percentage

member, partition, section, segment
Near Antonyms of part

aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality

whole
3 the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
  • I'll do my part, so don't worry.
Synonyms of part

business, capacity, function, job, place, position, purpose, role (also rôle), task, work
Words Related to part

affair, concern, hand, involvement, participation

niche, office, post, situation

calling, occupation, pursuit, vocation

activity, assignment, charge, commission, duty, employ, mission, responsibility, service, use
4 usually parts plural a broad geographical area
  • I'm not from around these parts.
Synonyms of part

belt, corridor, land, neck, region, tract, zone
Words Related to part

district, domain, latitude(s), range, realm, terrain, territory

neighborhood, vicinity

Synonym Discussion of part

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

part

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of part

1 to go or move in different directions from a central point
  • After traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome.
Synonyms of part

branch (out), diverge, divide, fork, separate, spread
Words Related to part

bestrew, break up, broadcast, clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, distribute, scatter, sow

distance, recede, retreat
Near Antonyms of part

assemble, gather, meet
Antonyms of part

converge, join
2 to leave a place often for another
  • We parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead.
Synonyms of part

bail, bail out, begone, bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out
Words Related to part

set out, start, strike out

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip

go out, light out, step out

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

emigrate

adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw
Phrases Synonymous with part

beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder
Near Antonyms of part

abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry

approach, close, near

hit, land, reach
Antonyms of part

arrive, come, show up, turn up
3 to set or force apart
  • parted the prongs with pliers
Synonyms of part

break up, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, ramify, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyoke
Words Related to part

break down, decompose, disassemble, disintegrate, dissolve

bisect, cleave, dissect, halve, partition, quarter, segment, subdivide, trisect

break, fracture, pull, rend, rift, rip, rive, rupture, tear

cut off, insulate, isolate, seclude, segregate, sequester

detach, disengage, disentangle, unravel, untie
Near Antonyms of part

assemble, associate, blend, combine, mingle, mix

connect, couple

accumulate, agglutinate, attach, bind, cement, close, fasten, fuse, knit, stick, weld
Antonyms of part

join, link, unify, unite
4 to stop living
  • Before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes.
Synonyms of part

check out, conk (out), croak [slang], demise, depart, die, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, go, pass (on), pass away, perish, succumb
Words Related to part

predecease

consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail
Phrases Synonymous with part

bite the dust, buy it (or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket
Near Antonyms of part

come to, revive

linger

be, exist, subsist

flourish, prosper, thrive
Antonyms of part

breathe, live

Synonym Discussion of part

separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjointed. separate may imply any of several causes such as dispersion, removal of one from others, or presence of an intervening thing.
    • separated her personal life from her career
part implies the separating of things or persons in close union or association.
    • vowed never to part
divide implies separating into pieces or sections by cutting or breaking.
    • civil war divided the nation
sever implies violence especially in the removal of a part or member.
    • a severed limb
sunder suggests violent rending or wrenching apart.
    • a city sundered by racial conflict
divorce implies separating two things that commonly interact and belong together.
    • cannot divorce scientific research from moral responsibility

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