Synonyms of partition

partition 1 of 2

noun

pär-ˈti-shən 

1

as in portion

one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled

one of the partitions of a prefabricated house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portion
• part
• section
• segment
• member
• component
• length
• element
• constituent
• factor
• fragment
• ingredient
• moiety
• parcel
• particle
• cut
• scrap
• bit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whole
• total
• sum
• compound
• aggregate
• composite
• totality

2

as in divider

something that divides, separates, or marks off

put up a partition to divide the room into two

Synonyms & Similar Words

• divider
• fence
• wall
• separation
• division
• separator
• boundary
• barrier
• border
• limit

3

as in split

the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces

the partition of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Synonyms & Similar Words

• split
• dissolution
• breakup
• division
• separation
• schism
• fractionation
• cleavage
• dispersion
• bifurcation
• fractionalization
• distribution
• scission
• dispersal
• disunion
• subdivision
• decomposition
• divorce
• polarization
• sundering
• rupture
• segmentation
• segregation
• breach
• diffusion
• administration
• apportionment
• isolation
• severance
• scattering
• disassembly
• dismemberment
• atomization
• seclusion
• dichotomization
• sequestration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• union
• unification
• association
• connection
• assemblage
• attachment
• linkage
• link
• conjunction
• combination
• consolidation
• fusion
• aggregation
• linkup

partition

2 of 2

verb

as in to segment

Related Words

• segment
• split
• divide
• subdivide
• quarter
• separate
• bisect
• bifurcate
• divorce
• resolve
• part
• fractionate
• fragment
• halve
• disunite
• disconnect
• trisect
• dissect
• fractionalize
• disjoint
• disjoin
• disassociate
• dichotomize
• cleave
• dissociate
• break up
• dissever
• ramify
• sever
• dissolve
• unlink
• decouple
• disassemble
• break down
• decompose
• disintegrate
• sunder
• uncouple
• rift
• fragmentize
• isolate
• pull
• cut off
• rupture
• unyoke
• segregate
• fracture
• tear
• rend
• fragmentate
• insulate
• rip
• rive
• detach
• seclude
• sequester
• disentangle
• disengage
• break
• unravel
• untie

Dissimilar Words

• mix
• combine
• blend
• assemble
• connect
• couple
• associate
• mingle
• bind
• attach
• close
• stick
• accumulate
• join
• knit
• fuse
• fasten
• unify
• unite
• link
• cement
• weld
• agglutinate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of partition

Noun

This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America. — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026

My first videoplay was Remembering Toba Tek Singh, 1999, inspired by a short story on the 1947 partition of the subcontinent by Sa’adat Hassan Manto. — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026

Verb

In the same way characters come and go, bulletins from the outside world pop up as backdrop, with references to The Balfour Declaration and, more pertinently, the upcoming Peel Commission, which, published the following year, would open the gates to partition. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026

Once dark and partitioned into too many small rooms (like many other historic homes in the British capital), this Victorian house in East London has benefitted from the interior design prowess of Rose Hanson and Charlotte Tilbury. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2026