Synonyms of portions

portions 1 of 2

noun

plural of portion

1

as in destinies

a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand

he had always just assumed that lifelong bachelorhood would be his portion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destinies
• fates
• fortunes
• circumstances
• chances
• dooms
• lots
• kismets
• hazards
• effects
• issues
• accidents
• luck
• sequences
• fruits
• outcomes
• results
• consequences
• developments
• predestinations
• casualties
• haps
• resultants
• outgrowths
• aftermaths
• happenstances
• happenchances
• aftereffects
• sequels
• conclusions
• upshots

2

as in parts

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

equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parts
• segments
• sections
• members
• elements
• components
• lengths
• ingredients
• partitions
• fragments
• factors
• constituents
• moieties
• parcels
• particles
• bits
• cuts
• scraps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in shares

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

each camper gets an equal portion of the food

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

portions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of portion

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

portioned out the medical supplies equally

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distributes
• dispenses
• divides
• provides
• supplies
• allocates
• administers
• deals (out)
• apportions
• hands out
• doles out
• parts
• parcels (out)
• donates
• assigns
• metes (out)
• proportions
• issues
• splits
• furnishes
• lots
• prorates
• shares
• measures (out)
• allots
• contributes
• redistributes
• spreads
• shares (out)
• circulates
• appropriates
• rations
• sets
• disburses
• disseminates
• dishes out
• allows
• pledges
• admeasures
• scatters
• disperses
• bestows
• chips in
• dollops (out)
• divvies (up)
• reallocates
• reapportions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• refuses
• declines
• rejects
• withholds
• deprives (of)
• misallocates
• disallows
• begrudges
• pinches
• skimps
• stints
• niggles (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of portions

Noun

The district includes predominantly Black communities in central and western Broward County, encompassing portions of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, North Lauderdale, Plantation, Sunrise and Pompano Beach. — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

The National Weather Service office in Sacramento has issued a heat advisory for the entire Central Valley, and mountainous portions of Northern California, through Sunday evening amid a forecast for the hottest temperatures so far this summer. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Other regenerative farming techniques include moving grazing animals around pasture to let the remaining portions recover, and planting trees and shrubs on working agricultural land next to crops or livestock. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Since then, the town has preserved the farm as open space while leasing portions of it to local farmers for haying. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

In the months since then, above-ground portions of the ballroom have emerged from view. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

These portions of wall, made up of steel bollards up to 30 feet tall, are the first line of the barrier system that would be encountered by those travelling north from Mexico. — Connor Greene, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Skies over portions of North and central Georgia are a shade darker Friday because of wildfires that started many miles away in Canada. — Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Highway 34 east of Sturgis drops to 35 mph, and portions of Highway 79 near major campgrounds and Full Throttle drop to 45. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026