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

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

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Recent Examples of portions

Noun

The latest delay came after Caltrans determined that portions of the highway surface required additional smoothing, a Caltrans spokesperson told Abridged. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Harris has also said UCLA needs significantly more season-ticket holders, with a longer-term goal of removing the tarps covering portions of the Rose Bowl’s unused seating. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The Insurance Information Institute identifies deductibles, self-insurance and other risk-financing methods as ways organizations can retain portions of their exposure when their financial capacity supports it. — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Defense lawyers also reportedly complained that they had not been given access to substantial portions of the case file or adequate time to examine evidence before trial. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The portions of the ceremony that salute the broadcast network programs tend to be nostalgia driven. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Additional storms are possible in the late afternoon hours with torrential downpours placing portions of the area at risk for flooding, officials said. — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Kayla Reasco, a Tweed spokesperson, said portions of the airport’s lighting system went offline in the evening hours, which forced the runway to close for nighttime flights. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026 Among them were substantial portions of The Art of War, as well as a separate military treatise attributed to Sun Bin, a strategist traditionally placed in the Warring States period. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions

Noun

People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of destinies

Noun

While cost is an important factor, service reliability and the availability of spare parts are also important considerations for truck carriers, and overhauling an entire fleet is a major investment.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
That could make fleets of relatively inexpensive autonomous vessels useful for building persistent datasets across parts of the ocean that are poorly monitored today.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

Shares of rival Minimax have struggled in recent months to hold above their IPO-day gains, after seeing shares spike in the spring.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
While new medicines are likely more than a year away from hitting US shelves, analysts expect Cosmo shares to nearly double over the next 12 months.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of shares

Verb

According to Spencer’s fundraiser, the organization distributes approximately 250,000 lbs.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
In its counterarguments, Google contended would be unduly harsh to break up a complex network that distributes ads that online publishers depend upon to help finance digital services used by millions of consumers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of distributes

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The sequel, directed by Bird Box helmer Susanne Bier, sees shocking fates doled out for two of its core characters.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fates

Noun

Analyst Gavin Parsons said that Lockheed Martin is set to see growth across several business segments, setting the company up to potentially double-digit upside to earnings per share consensus estimates in 2028.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Helping understand mutations in DNA’s vast ‘non-coding’ segments DNA provides the recipe for the proteins a living cell can make.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of segments

Noun

These were birds in a very different part of their migratory cycle, and their digestive organs, when analyzed, were of more normal proportions.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The brick façade doesn’t have any fancy scrollwork, and the proportions suggest a prewar building with dark, narrow units crammed into the 25-foot-wide floors.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 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