SHARES Synonyms & Antonyms - 107 words

Definitions

NOUN

portion, allotment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

contribution dividend division interest part percentage proportion stake

STRONG

allowance apportionment bite chunk claim commission cut divide divvy dose drag due end fraction fragment helping heritage lagniappe lot measure meed parcel piece pittance plum points quantum quota quotient rake-off ration segment serving slice split taste whack

WEAK

cut in cut up fifty-fifty halver partage quotum

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

STRONG

entirety total

VERB

use in common with others

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribute divide experience participate receive split

STRONG

accord administer allot apportion assign bestow deal dispense divvy part partake partition prorate quota ration shift slice yield

WEAK

be a party to cut the pie divide with divvy up dole out give and take give out go Dutch go fifty-fifty go halves go in with have a hand in have a portion of mete out parcel out pay half piece up slice up split up take a part of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect combine gather hold join keep maintain

STRONG

deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse take unite withhold

WEAK

be selfish

Example Sentences

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Hyperscalers have reduced spending on buybacks of their shares and dividends, while increasing capital expenditures on artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026

Similarly, but on a smaller scale, Tesla’s IPO was unique for setting aside shares for customers who had taken delivery of the automaker’s first car, the Roadster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

AST SpaceMobile gained 27% this week and Virgin Galactic jumped 15%, while shares of Rocket Lab rose 8.8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

However, the company went on to source equity from elsewhere and when US equity firm TSG Consumer Partners acquired a 22% stake in Brewdog, they were given "preference shares".

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Now there’s a whole person who looks like me and shares my birthday.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas