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portion
Synonyms and Antonyms of portion
1
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
accident, casualty [archaic], chance, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard, luck
aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot
2
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
3
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
piece of the action
Synonym Discussion of portion
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- they ran only part of the way
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- cut the pie into six portions
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- a puzzle with 500 pieces
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- a structural member
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- the manufacturing division of the company
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- the entertainment section of the newspaper
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- the retired segment of the population
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- only a fragment of the play still exists
portion
Synonyms and Antonyms of portion
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
admeasure, allot, allow, appropriate, assign, dish out, divide, divvy (up), dollop (out), lot, measure (out), part, proportion, ration, redistribute, set, share (out), split
bestow, disburse, furnish, issue, provide, share, supply
circulate, disperse, disseminate, scatter, spread
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