Synonyms of sections

sections 1 of 2

noun

plural of section

1

as in districts

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature

several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• districts
• neighborhoods
• quarters
• zones
• areas
• precincts
• parts
• regions
• departments
• nabes
• belts
• divisions
• localities
• wards
• enclaves
• ghettos
• hoods
• places
• backyards
• barrios

2

as in parts

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

had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

sections

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of section

as in fragments

Related Words

• parts
• fragments
• separates
• severs
• splinters
• mushrooms
• breaks up
• dissevers
• unlinks
• smashes
• shatters
• balloons
• bursts
• burgeons
• goes off
• pops
• cracks
• splits
• explodes
• shreds
• snaps
• tears
• detonates
• blows up
• rips
• rends
• ruptures
• crumps
• rives
• tatters
• cleaves
• blows
• breaks

Dissimilar Words

• couples
• connects
• combines
• collapses
• associates
• chains
• fuses
• links (up)
• unites
• joins
• unifies
• knits
• mates
• mixes
• conjugates
• yokes
• coalesces
• blends
• compounds
• marries
• splices
• conjoins
• assembles
• implodes
• hooks
• interfuses
• mingles
• hitches
• recombines
• rejoins
• reconnects
• reunites
• reunifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sections

Noun

The judge later ruled in late 2024 that the two sections were unconstitutional. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Yet the agreement encountered intense resistance from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, the communist left, and critical sections of Singh’s own Congress Party. — C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Choose Camps Bay Beach for a party scene along a promenade that overflows with shops and bars, or take a stroll to Clifton, a more secluded beach partitioned into four sections by giant rocks. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

Roof shingles then need to be removed; brick fireplaces and chimneys have to be dismantled, their pieces carefully numbered for reconstruction later; and the entire structure must be sliced into road-ready sections like a loaf of bread. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Then this month, wildfires ignited in Everglades National Park sections that were hardest-hit by the drought. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Chain-restaurant and major bar menus adding dedicated zero-proof sections, not just single mocktail listings. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

As its sections flex with the motion of the waves, that movement is converted into electricity. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

This prize will acquire work from the Presents sections, which this year features 55 emerging galleries. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026