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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When the ice becomes thin enough, large portions can suddenly detach and break away at once.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

He says he aims to eat three portions of meat a day, often trekking to Costco to buy it in bulk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The answer: easily, by deploying substantial portions of their operating cash flow into data centers, but not at the expense of positive free cash flow this year.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"The book was pulled from publication because Hill plagiarized portions of it."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

We could see that other portions of the town were indeed afire, some well inland.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson