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

Instead, they were restricted to either the north or south sections, which are divided by the highway running over the track. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

This work later proved that prime numbers, while randomly scattered in small sections of the number line, appear to be regularly arranged over sufficiently large intervals. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The new design uses 17 extraction columns across four core processing sections to handle tasks that previously required over 70 conventional tanks. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

The Health Department said anyone who lives or works in the Melrose and Morrisania sections of the Bronx, or have visited there since late August, and are experiencing flu-like symptoms should contact a healthcare provider immediately. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Sephora and Ulta now maintain dedicated K-beauty sections online, besides carrying extensive selections in their brick-and-mortar locations as well. — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Compression boots use inflatable air chambers that rhythmically squeeze and release the legs in sections, delivering a massage-like sensation typically used for dedicated recovery sessions. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

But large sections of seats remained empty across the venue's upper level. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

It’s believed that most of the art dates from about 17,000 years ago—but some sections might be much older. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 10, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026