portions

NOUN

share, cut, ration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocation chunk excerpt fraction fragment lot part piece quantity section segment serving

STRONG

allotment allowance apportionment bang bit division divvy drag dram extract fix gob helping hit hunk lagniappe lump measure meed member moiety morsel parcel plum quantum quota scrap shot slug taste

WEAK

lion's share piece of action smithereen

Antonyms

STRONGEST

entirety total whole

STRONG

agreement peace

WEAK

all

NOUN

fate, destiny

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lot

STRONG

circumstance cup doom fortune kismet luck

Antonyms

STRONG

misfortune

WEAK

all entirety whole

VERB

divide into pieces

Synonyms

STRONG

administer allocate allot apportion assign deal dispense distribute parcel part partition piece prorate quota ration section share shift

WEAK

divvy up dole out mete out

Antonyms

STRONG

collect deny gather hold join keep refuse withhold

WEAK

combine

Example Sentences

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Portions of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965 were watched live, thanks to AT&T’s Telstar satellite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Portions of this article appeared in a related article published on Dec. 2, 2025.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Portions of the research were conducted as part of her PhD work on Medieval Carrickfergus.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Portions of budget surpluses were paid directly to staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Portions of it are constantly changing hands, and it is the chance of seizing this or that fragment by a sudden stroke of treachery that dictates the endless changes of alignment.

From "1984" by George Orwell