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Synonyms for part

Noun

1. part, portion, component part, component, relation
usage: something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"
2. region, part, location
usage: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
3. part, concern
usage: so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";
4. part, portion, object, physical object
usage: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
5. part, section, division, concept, conception, construct
usage: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
6. function, office, part, role, duty
usage: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
7. part, piece, thing
usage: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
8. character, role, theatrical role, part, persona, portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
usage: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
9. share, portion, part, percentage, assets
usage: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
10. contribution, part, share, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
usage: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"
11. part, voice, tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
usage: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
12. part, line
usage: a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle"

Verb

1. separate, part, split, move
usage: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
2. separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
usage: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
3. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off, leave, go forth, go away, part with
usage: leave; "The family took off for Florida"
4. separate, divide, part, change
usage: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
5. separate, disunite, divide, part, move, displace
usage: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

Adverb

1. partially, partly, part
usage: in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
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