SUBCOMPONENTS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

subcomponents

noun

variants or sub-components

plural of subcomponent

as in components

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Noun

The main upgrades will include a new floor as well as other aerodynamic components.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In the budget bill, House Republicans are considering including the main components of the SAVE America Act, something GOP hard-liners have demanded be included in exchange for their support of the legislation.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of components

Noun

Instead, the government aims to build domestic alternatives in strategic segments representing roughly 20% to 30% of the market, including government cloud services, databases and simpler enterprise systems.

— Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Catastrophe losses of $518 million were nearly half of last year’s $927 million and reserve development was favorable across all three segments while investment income grew 14% year over year.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of segments

Noun

Experience gained from managing heavy steel distortion during the welding of KSTAR’s vacuum boundaries informed the tooling and quality control methods later used to fabricate the thicker, more complex ITER sections.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
People are flooding their comment sections from afar with questions, condolences and claims of AI manipulation.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026

Definition of sections

Noun

Played in fours, padel combines elements of tennis and squash.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The designers retained many of the hotel’s original architectural elements, including the wrought-iron work behind the front desk, Waterford crystal chandeliers, elegant crown moldings and cornices, and the original King Cole oak bar.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of elements

Noun

The chicken tenders are fantastic, and the portions are sizable.

— Evan Moore July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Tropical storm conditions will continue spreading across portions of the Louisiana and Texas coasts within the warning area into the evening.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of portions

Noun

But, to be on the safe side, researchers decided to bring in a few of their key breeding stock — fragments of some of the last naturally occurring Elkhorn coral on the Florida reef — in case things get worse.

— Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Young orcas then gobbled up fish fragments that drifted through the water as their elders tore into what was left of the sunfish’s corpse.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of fragments

Noun

Come Monday, employers across the region’s health care, hospitality, and construction sectors face a potential hard deadline to terminate staff who rely on Temporary Protected Status.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
The move marks the latest escalation in Washington’s efforts to curb the use of Chinese technology in critical sectors, expanding restrictions beyond semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, and drones to include advanced humanoid robotics.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Definition of sectors

Noun

Road dust is an issue because fine particles generated from traffic can get into residents’ lungs and cause respiratory issues, and the dust also reduces visibility, which can lead to accidents.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
These fiery particles seek out the smallest vulnerabilities, lodging in gutters, slipping through attic vents or settling into dry debris near your home.

— Neil Collins, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Definition of particles

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