SECTIONS Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

sections 1 of 2

noun

plural of section

as in districts

an area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature several abandoned warehouses in the city's industrial section are being converted into art galleries and artists' lofts

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as in parts

one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together

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2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of section

as in fragments

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Recent Examples of sections

Noun

With both Better Homes & Gardens and Woman & Home publishing explainers, the term is primed to migrate into big-box home sections, subscription boxes and gift guides over the next holiday cycle. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 The team broke down Mario’s possible path through a level into individual sections, each corresponding to a calculation instruction of the counting machine. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 Folding the two sections keeps it compact enough for a pocket or toolbox while still offering enough length for most quick measurements when unfolded. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026 The film has nine composers, each of whom scored specific sections of the story. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Other major sections include A Window On Asian Cinema, Korean Cinema Today, World Cinema, Wide Angle, focusing on short films and documentaries, and Midnight Passion. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 While the weather didn’t affect the show, the lawn sections in the back were very muddy. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 Revelers lock arms and sing together, climbing onto benches to dance as entire sections of a tent seem to move as one. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 One, called ‘community’, had 12 sub-sections, including ‘neighbours’. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sections

Noun

The vast majority of lawmakers on Fairshake’s list represent safe districts, facing only token opposition in their general elections.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Democratic and Republican 2028 contenders alike have been heading to battleground states and districts to boost their names with voters, show campaigning prowess, and make key political allies across important areas of the country.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of districts

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

To walk deep into the mountain forests at the doorstep of the Rocky Mountains, is to encounter the fragrant majesty of century-old ponderosa pine trees famous for lining ski slopes, National Park trails and residential neighborhoods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Projects like Cold Creek bring tax revenue into rural host communities, create local jobs, and shore up grid resiliency for the surrounding neighborhoods.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

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

Definition of portions

Noun

Against this backdrop, Vestas recently delivered one of its strongest quarters in years, with operating profit increasing to €446 million, from €57 million in the same quarter the year before.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Starbucks has now posted four consecutive quarters of positive global comparable sales growth, including two straight quarters of margin expansion.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarters

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

Construction zones proliferated in the area after the January 2025 fires that destroyed local homes and businesses, resulting in reduced speed limits.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Williams heads up the Rory Peck Trust, which provides funds and training to aid the security of freelance journalists who are reporting in perilous zones.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

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