PORTIONS Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

portions 1 of 2

noun

plural of portion

as in destinies

a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand he had always just assumed that lifelong bachelorhood would be his portion

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as in parts

one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep

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as in shares

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group each camper gets an equal portion of the food

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portions

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verb

present tense third-person singular of portion

as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals portioned out the medical supplies equally

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Recent Examples of portions

Noun

This year, lingering warmth could disrupt or shorten the fall foliage window for large portions of the country. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Tishman’s people have spent the past few years sprucing up Rockefeller Center — the oldest portions of which are comparable in age to the Chrysler Building, though they’ve been better maintained — and trying to make its retail spaces more of a draw. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026 But the city’s Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday amended the map to remove portions of the 3rd District — which is the district the Chiefs and Royals are leaving for their new stadiums. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 Forecasters alert of a hurricane watch and a storm surge watch issued for portions of the northern gulf coast for strengthening isaias. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 In West Virginia, the settlement funds are set to be released in portions across a period of eighteen years. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 New wave of proteinmaxxing Higher protein portions are becoming the new normal as Americans search for healthier lifestyles amidst the affordability and food safety crisis. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The applicant portal supports people who have progressed through portions of the special-agent hiring process, making the type of information potentially involved especially sensitive. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The most widespread fog is in portions of the northern Triad into Person, Granville, Franklin, Nash, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions

Noun

Noir, by contrast, brooks no such substitutions, because its conception of authenticity cannot allow for alternative destinies.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of destinies

Noun

And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Noun

Only governments, tribal governments, and charities can make these stock gifts, so billionaires have to move their shares into a charity first.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This position enabled a client to make a charitable gift of more than $100,000 earlier this year through the transfer of 700 shares that originally cost less than $1,800, Clapp said.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of shares

Verb

The farm, based in Ramona in San Diego County, distributes its eggs to restaurants, grocery stores and farmers markets across California, including the Central Coast and Bay Area.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Additionally, Southwest books complimentary hotels and ground transport for passengers with overnight delays and distributes meal vouchers for passengers waiting for three hours or more.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of distributes

Noun

Through a particular sequence of such branching decisions, Waddington argued, cells specialize into their mature types, or fates, each expressing a particular set of genes.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
The Kunstmuseum Basel will receive $120,000 to examine 336 drawings in its collection with provenances previously flagged as problematic, as well as the fates of the drawings’ sellers and the museum’s collection strategies between 1933 and 1945.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of fates

Noun

And look at the Johnson-less segments, like the overlong Weekend Update (more on that later) — or especially the stale-as-hell midterm ads political cold open, another excuse to run through all the usual impressions.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026
At the same time, nonalcoholic beer has been one of the few hot segments of the global beer industry.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of segments

Noun

For fall 2026, the focus is on four core jackets, the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb, each reworked with new materials, proportions and details.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Named after the famous Parisian district and first introduced in 2004, the style has become a Louboutin signature with its sleek proportions expressing the sensuality embedded in the brand.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of proportions

Verb

The product comes with a double pump that dispenses two crepiness-tackling solutions.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Every day, Hy-Vee pharmacy manager Erin Jensen dispenses prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs, the weight-loss medications that have more than tripled in popularity in the last two years in the United States.

— Israel Schuman, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026