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

Markets targeting parts of South Carolina also reach portions of North Carolina and Georgia. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Another mother, whose daughter is also serving on the carrier, said sailors are receiving smaller portions of food. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

The Placer County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation warning for portions of the Tahoe National Forest along French Meadows Road, including the Cedars community. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Some eastern portions of the state could see rainfall rates as high as 2 inches per hour, meteorologists predicted. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026

Under current law, cars over 35 years old may also be exempt from specific portions of the smog test as long as they are legally classified and insured as collector motor vehicles. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

All-Star Weekend will start February 19, a few days after the Super Bowl, with ESPN and NBC/Peacock carrying portions of the weekend’s activities. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

New teams of crisis intervention and community violence prevention workers will soon roam portions of the agency’s Red, Blue and Green rail lines. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 12 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