1. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] something determined in relation to something that includes it.
Synonyms
- remainder
- balance
- relation
- item
- meronymy
- part
- butt
- particular
- component part
- rest
- language unit
- residual
- residuum
- base
- residue
- member
- component
- linguistic unit
- part to whole relation
- detail
- substance
- constituent
- subpart
- basis
- unit
Antonyms
- stand still
- wholly
- software
- curve
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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Words that Rhyme with Portion
- antiabortion
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Example sentences of the word portion
1. Noun, singular or mass
Look for a swelling or bump on the lower portion of the trunk.
Quotes containing the word portion
1. The best portion of a good man's life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love.
- William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads
2. Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.
- Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
3. My brother spent a large portion of the agonizingly slow drive to school banging his forehead on the stearing wheel.
- Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
2. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] the allotment of some amount by dividing something.
Synonyms
- parcelling
- allotment
- parceling
- share
- allocation
- assignation
- apportioning
- parcel
Antonyms
- multiply
- approve
- miss
- ignite
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] something less than the whole of a human artifact.
Synonyms
- bottleneck
- waist
- fraction
- object
- stub
- forte
- fore edge
- segment
- appendage
- piece
- part
- element
- whole
- limb
- turnout
- butt
- backbone
- foible
- wreckage
- toe
- upstairs
- physical object
- hub
- spine
- cutout
- bit
- component
- widening
- section
- constituent
- jetsam
- bulb
- peen
- neck
- upstage
- unit
- pressing
- heel
- seat
- shank
Antonyms
- weak point
- softness
- piano
- disassemble
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
Synonyms
- dole
- assets
- allowance
- net profit
- allotment
- slice
- profit
- piece
- split
- dispensation
- percentage
- part
- net
- share
- allocation
- profit sharing
- net income
- profits
- stake
- ration
- interest
- cut
- tranche
- way
- lucre
Antonyms
- connect
- attach
- stay
- unify
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).
Synonyms
- fate
- good fortune
- providence
- good luck
- lot
- condition
- ill luck
- bad luck
- destiny
- misfortune
- fortune
- circumstances
- luckiness
- tough luck
- failure
Antonyms
- bad luck
- misfortune
- good luck
- success
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
Synonyms
- dowery
- dowry
- dower
Antonyms
- middle
- end
- misconception
- beginning
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. portion
noun. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.
Synonyms
- helping
- small indefinite amount
- slice
- oyster
- meal
- round
- wing
- serving
- piece
- taste
- repast
- parson's nose
- second joint
- pope's nose
- drink
- drumstick
- breast
- round of drinks
- white meat
- small indefinite quantity
- mouthful
- libation
- medallion
Antonyms
- black
- white
- break
- outside
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. portion
verb. ['ˈpɔrʃən'] give out.
Synonyms
- assign
- reserve
- dole out
- shell out
- dish out
- mete out
- parcel out
- deal
- dispense
- deal out
- appropriate
- administer
- allocate
- allot
- earmark
- distribute
- lot
- apportion
- allow
Antonyms
- artifact
- incomplete
- fractional
- partly
Etymology
- porcioun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- porcion (Old French (842-ca. 1400))