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partition

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of partition

1 one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
  • one of the partitions of a prefabricated house
Synonyms of partition

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

component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, parcel

bit, fragment, particle, scrap
Near Antonyms of partition

whole

aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality
2 something that divides, separates, or marks off
  • Let's put up a partition to divide the room into two.
Synonyms of partition

divider, division, separation, separator
Words Related to partition

barrier, fence, wall

border, boundary, limit
3 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 of partition

breakup, cleavage, dissolution, disunion, division, fractionation, schism, separation, split, sundering
Words Related to partition

breach, rupture

divorce, severance

decomposition, disassembly, dismemberment, segmentation, subdivision

diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, scattering

administration, apportionment, distribution

isolation, seclusion, segregation, sequestration
Near Antonyms of partition

assemblage, association

attachment, conjunction, connection, link, linkage, linkup

aggregation, combination, consolidation, fusion
Antonyms of partition

unification, union

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