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 there were quite a number of moving pieces in the Week 3 poll, next week's poll has the makings of being a real doozy. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

As the puzzle pieces shift slowly into place, these revelations are jaw-dropping (once again, in their highly fictitious context), leading to a journalistic urgency. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

The edits focus on key seasonal themes including maximalist looks, statement tailoring, elevated layering and modern takes on heritage pieces. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026

Thigpen, whose mother Virginia is a pioneering Davis builder, said each owner treated the house as a historic trust, preserving original fixtures, screens and other pieces for whoever came next. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Key Cowboys missing in action The lopsided result came despite Oklahoma State missing a few key pieces. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Stylists say cheetah- and leopard-print pieces are an easy way to add personality without overthinking it. — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

These new pieces strike other satellites and rockets, generating even more debris faster than atmospheric drag can remove it. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

An obsession with discipline—both in the process and finished pieces—has driven her to deliver numerous competition wins for saddlery and wearable arts, and exhibition honors at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 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