Synonyms for section
ˈsɛk ʃənsec·tion

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1. sectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   division, snippet, volume, part, cutting, piece, slice

   Antonyms:
   whole

2. sectionnoun

   A piece of residential land usually a quarter of an acre, a plot.

   Synonyms:
   snippet, piece, cutting, division, slice, part, volume

   Antonyms:
   whole

3. sectionnoun

   To cut, divide or separate into pieces.

   Synonyms:
   division, part, cutting, volume, slice, snippet, piece

   Antonyms:
   whole

4. sectionnoun

   To commit, as for mental health reasons.

   Synonyms:
   snippet, part, cutting, slice, volume, piece, division

   Antonyms:
   whole

5. sectionnoun

   A part of a document.

   Synonyms:
   slice, cutting, snippet, part, volume, piece, division

   Antonyms:
   whole

6. sectionnoun

   An act or instance of cutting.

   Synonyms:
   slice, volume, division, snippet, cutting, piece, part

   Antonyms:
   whole

7. sectionnoun

   A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).

   Synonyms:
   snippet, piece, volume, cutting, slice, part, division

   Antonyms:
   whole

8. sectionnoun

   An incision or the act of making an incision.

   Synonyms:
   slice, cutting, volume, piece, division, part, snippet

   Antonyms:
   whole

9. sectionnoun

   A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.

   Synonyms:
   cutting, part, piece, slice, division, volume, snippet

   Antonyms:
   whole

10. sectionnoun

    A group of 10-15 soldiers lead by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.

    Synonyms:
    cutting, slice, piece, division, volume, snippet, part

    Antonyms:
    whole

11. sectionnoun

    A right inverse.

    Synonyms:
    volume, division, slice, piece, snippet, part, cutting

    Antonyms:
    whole

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1. sectionnoun

   Part, a substance, quantity, or amount that is the result of the division of something greater, is the general word, including all the others of this group. A fragment is the result of breaking, rending, or disruption of some kind, while a piece may be smoothly or evenly separated and have a certain completeness in itself. A piece is often taken for a sample; a fragment scarcely would be. Division and fraction are always regarded as in connection with the total; divisions may be equal or unequal; a fraction is one of several equal parts into which the whole is supposed to be divided. A portion is a part viewed with reference to some one who is to receive it or some special purpose to which it is to be applied; in a restaurant one portion (i. e., the amount designed for one person) is sometimes, by special order, served to two; a share is a part to which one has or may acquire a right in connection with others; an instalment is one of a series of proportionate payments that are to be continued till the entire claim is discharged; a particle is an exceedingly small part. A component, constituent, ingredient, or element is a part of some compound or mixture; an element is necessary to the existence, as a component or constituent is necessary to the completeness of that which it helps to compose; an ingredient may be foreign or accidental. A subdivision is a division of a division. We speak of a segment of a circle. Compare PARTICLE; PORTION.

   Synonyms:
   atom, component, constituent, division, element, fraction, fragment, ingredient, instalment, member, part, part, particle, piece, portion, segment, share, subdivision

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1. section, subdivisionnoun

   a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

   "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, subsection, part, subdivision, arm, segment, branch

2. sectionnoun

   a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

   "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

3. sectionnoun

   a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

   "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

4. section, segmentnoun

   one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

   "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

5. sectionnoun

   a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

6. part, section, divisionnoun

   one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

   "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

   Synonyms:
   naval division, role, piece, theatrical role, portion, air division, incision, function, constituent, share, character, division, part, segment, surgical incision, sectionalization, variance, discussion section, plane section, class, contribution, component, region, persona, component part, partition, parting, percentage, department, sectionalisation, segmentation, office, subdivision, partitioning, voice

7. sectionnoun

   a land unit equal to 1 square mile

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

8. section, plane sectionnoun

   (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

9. section, discussion sectionnoun

   a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

   "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"

   Synonyms:
   surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

10. sectionnoun

    a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

    Synonyms:
    surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

11. sectionnoun

    a small army unit usually having a special function

    Synonyms:
    surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

12. department, sectionnoun

    a specialized division of a large organization

    "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

    Synonyms:
    surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, incision, plane section, part, subdivision, segment

13. sectionnoun

    a segment of a citrus fruit

    "he ate a section of the orange"

    Synonyms:
    surgical incision, department, discussion section, division, plane section, incision, part, subdivision, segment

14. incision, section, surgical incisionverb

    the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

    Synonyms:
    surgical incision, dent, department, plane section, slit, incision, discussion section, part, prick, division, scratch, segment, subdivision

15. segment, sectionverb

    divide into segments

    "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

    Synonyms:
    segment

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Army Unit
   • Class
   • Divide
   • Division
   • Geometry
   • Music
   • Musical Organization
   • Part
   • Segment
   • Slice
   • Slide
   • Square Mile
   • Team
   • Writing

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1. sectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   division, fragment, portion, part, piece

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1. sectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   portion, part, division, segment, piece, paragraph

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1. List of paraphrases for "section":

   article, chapter, sect, part, platoon, sections, division, rule, sección, frame, paragraph, festival, branch, clause, subsection, party, unit, portion, item, art., sectional, articles, afdeling, subparagraph, heading, unog, segment, group

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How to use section in a sentence?

1. Michael Jackson:

   We are behaving like people without compassion and love for the most vulnerable section of society. The children of the universe are without a spokesperson, they are voiceless…We are all touched by the atrocities committed against children: sexual, physical abuse, child slave labor, educational neglect. We feel ashamed. Angry. Appalled. But there is no action…No action.

2. Julian Castro:

   Let's be very clear, the reason that they're separating these little children from their families is that they're using Section 1325 of that act, which criminalizes coming across the border to incarcerate the parents and then separate them. Some of us on this stage have called to end that section, to terminate it. Some, like Congressman O'Rourke, have not. And I want to challenge all of the candidates to do that.

3. Erna Millan:

   I also came to buy a Cesarean section kit for my daughter, who is about to give birth.

4. Stephen Mather:

   The parks do not belong to one state or to one section, the Yosemite, the Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon are national properties in which every citizen has a vested interest; they belong as much to the man of Massachusetts, of Michigan, of Florida, as they do to the people of California, of Wyoming, and of Arizona.

5. Henry Connelly:

   There are concerns in the House about enshrining the increasingly controversial Section 230 liability shield in our trade agreements.