PORTIONS Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

portions 1 of 2

noun

plural of portion

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

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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

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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

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portions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of portion

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals portioned out the medical supplies equally

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Recent Examples of portions

Noun

Beating the middle and lower portions of the conference has rarely been the problem. — Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 The result tends to be more storms and wetter and cooler weather in southern portions of the country, while northern ones turn drier and warmer, according to NOAA. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 The Ravens' pass game got very little going in the 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 portions of practice. — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Keep portions to 3–4 ounces and rotate beef with fish, beans, soy foods, and poultry. — Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 20 Aug. 2026 In the Quindaro neighborhood, portions of the Roswell Church of Christ collapsed. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 Wahab currently represents state Senate District 10, which includes portions of Alameda and Santa Clara counties. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions

Noun

Meanwhile, Mirren wants to store her fest statue, which keeps mysteriously appearing next to an Oscar statuette, in its box in a different take on Karlovy Vary winners’ and trophies’ destinies.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Drawn into a love story with a familiar collaborator as her path intersects with women of different ages and cultural backgrounds, all fighting to take control of their own destinies, Maxine finds herself on a journey of self-discovery that forces her to confront the choices shaping her life.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Definition of destinies

Noun

The swamp hen, known by its scientific name, Porphyrio martinica, mostly is found along the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean as well as parts of South America.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
That leaves more room for the parts of festival life that resist scheduling.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

Money market funds hold them against shares that households treat like checking balances.

— James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Walter and fellow Dodgers owner Todd Boehly are also reportedly looking to offload their shares of the Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of shares

Verb

The Premier League distributes its money more fairly than any other rich European league.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Converting a portion of a traditional IRA to a Roth each year, enough to fill that bracket but not spill into the next, moves money into an account that grows and distributes tax-free, with no RMDs during the owner's lifetime.

— Dana Dunkelberger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributes

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Next came an exhibition around a creepy Howdy Doody-ish figure that met countless violent fates while being cast about mechanistically on chains in 2016.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Also unclear is the status of characters played by Gibson, Bridges, Kang, and Emmanuel, all of whom were in a plane that was shot down in the sequel, leaving their fates unknown.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fates

Noun

The first two belong to the same patent family and concern tools used to assemble digital garments from two-dimensional pattern pieces, including functions that help designers match the lengths of segments being virtually sewn together.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
To be sure, not all segments of the sportswear industry are troubled.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of segments

Noun

The oversize dive and pilot’s watches of the 1990s and early 2000s were an anomaly, and recent years have seen a return to more sensible proportions.

— Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
His cutlery’s subtly unusual proportions manage to be elegant and playful at the same time, like that perfect joke that lands gracefully at a cocktail party, where everyone laughs and nobody chortles.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of proportions

Verb

That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026