Synonyms of pieces

pieces 1 of 2

noun

plural of piece

1

as in fragments

a broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete

a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fragments
• bits
• fractions
• scraps
• remnants
• portions
• slivers
• shards
• sections
• shreds
• segments
• splinters
• chips
• leftovers
• stubs
• tatters
• remainders
• particles
• patches
• molecules
• flakes
• specks
• grains
• clippings
• flecks
• crumbs
• snippets
• atoms
• shavings
• granules
• parings
• oddments
• nuggets
• morsels
• cantles
• shatters
• snips
• shivers
• ends
• motes
• scruples
• flyspecks
• dribbles
• nubbins
• tittles

2

as in works

a literary, musical, or artistic production

presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• works
• compositions
• numbers
• opera
• masterpieces
• sketches
• showpieces
• classics
• models
• études
• outlines
• magnum opuses
• pièces de résistance
• oeuvres
• canons
• corpora

3

as in guns

a portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder

carrying a piece under his coat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guns
• firearms
• rifles
• arms
• small arms
• pistols
• handguns
• heat
• revolvers
• zip guns
• shotguns
• rods
• muskets
• machine guns
• fieldpieces
• derringers
• machine pistols
• firelocks
• submachine guns
• matchlocks
• culverins
• blunderbusses
• six-guns
• gats
• smoothbores
• harquebuses
• flintlocks
• tommy guns
• assault weapons
• breechloaders
• semiautomatics
• assault rifles
• sidearms
• carbines
• six-shooters
• forty-fives
• roscoes
• self-loaders
• repeaters
• automatics
• spearguns
• twenty-twos
• AK-47s

4

as in portions

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group

believes his piece of the profits should be higher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portions
• parts
• shares
• proportions
• percentages
• slices
• quotas
• allowances
• allotments
• cuts
• pieces of the action
• takes
• sections
• ends
• segments
• rations
• members
• lots
• commissions
• partitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compounds
• totals
• sums
• composites
• aggregates
• pools
• totalities
• wholes

pieces

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of piece

as in constructs

to form by putting together parts or materials

you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constructs
• builds
• assembles
• makes
• designs
• creates
• manufactures
• erects
• fabricates
• sets up
• shapes
• produces
• confects
• makes up
• establishes
• frames
• rears
• molds
• coins
• fashions
• raises
• puts together
• rebuilds
• hammers
• puts up
• generates
• fathers
• handcrafts
• institutes
• organizes
• prefabricates
• reassembles
• forges
• carpenters
• originates
• concocts
• reconstructs
• founds
• begins
• constitutes
• invents
• devises
• imagines
• thinks (up)
• cooks (up)
• initiates
• innovates
• conceives
• combines
• rigs (up)
• contrives
• inaugurates
• retrofits
• throws up
• reedifies
• unites
• jerry-builds
• redevelops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• levels
• tears down
• disassembles
• knocks down
• dismantles
• takes down
• dismembers
• strikes
• ruins
• wrecks
• pulls down
• smashes
• destroys
• pulverizes
• shatters
• flattens
• demounts
• demolishes
• devastates
• razes
• explodes
• detaches
• blows up
• divides
• separates
• ruinates
• disengages
• disconnects
• disjoins
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pieces

Noun

While members of Congress have proposed several pieces of legislation to address the issue, almost none of those bills have been brought up for a vote, according to the PROMISE Act proposal released Wednesday. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Ultimately, much of the score for The Odyssey starts off with sounds emerging organically from the film’s environment that then gather into lovely, powerful pieces of music. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 July 2026

In a new profile put out by Tablet, a Jewish magazine that has published pieces in support of Zionism, Lévy addressed the response to October 7 more broadly in the US. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

The concept zipper was incorporated as a material component for pieces in the newest Yuima Nakazat Couture Collection, called Inferno, which was unveiled last week during Paris Haute Couture Week. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Under the agreement, Parscale’s operation would produce 100 original pieces of content each month, with at least 80% aimed at Gen Z audiences across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and podcasts. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 2026

Trying new decor trends is fun, but designers believe choosing timeless base pieces is still the best way to approach patio—and any other—design. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 July 2026

Freeze Pop flavors mixed with lemonade and oat milk, topped with sweet cold foam and dragonfruit pieces for a nostalgic, fruity sip. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Among his favorite Star Wars pieces are two Master Replicas AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) models inspired by the original props from The Empire Strikes Back. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Verb

As Sullivan pieces those holdovers from the previous regime together with his first full free agency class in 2027 and a second draft class, the roster could really start to come together in another year. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Bieber poses in matching bras and underwear with little beyond the seamless background, straightforward lighting and the cotton pieces themselves in the frame. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

The musician noted that his tattoo artist, Roxx, had told him that pieces this large usually take around two years to complete. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026

The director pieces the film together in elliptical fashion. — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025

Phrases Containing pieces

• go to pieces
• to pieces