partition

The word “partition” has 3 syllables: par-ti-tion

It's pronounced as /pɑːˈtɪʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for partition?

In the thesaurus, “partition” has 146 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for partition along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for partition

  • administration
  • allotment
  • apportion
  • apportionment
  • atomization
  • barrier
  • bifurcate
  • bifurcation
  • bisect
  • bit
  • border
  • boundary
  • breach
  • break
  • break down
  • break up
  • breakup
  • cleavage
  • cleave
  • component
  • constituent
  • cut
  • cut in
  • cut into
  • cut off
  • cut up
  • deal
  • decompose
  • decomposition
  • decouple
  • detach
  • detachment
  • dichotomization
  • dichotomize
  • diffusion
  • disassemble
  • disassembly
  • disassociate
  • disburse
  • disconnect
  • disconnection
  • disengage
  • disentangle
  • disintegrate
  • disjoin
  • disjoint
  • dismemberment
  • dispense
  • dispersal
  • disperse
  • dispersion
  • dissect
  • dissever
  • dissociate
  • dissolution
  • dissolve
  • distribute
  • distribution
  • disunion
  • disunite
  • divide
  • divider
  • dividing
  • division
  • divorce
  • divvy up
  • dole out
  • element
  • factor
  • fence
  • fence off
  • fractionalization
  • fractionalize
  • fractionate
  • fractionation
  • fracture
  • fragment
  • fragmentate
  • fragmentize
  • halve
  • hindrance
  • ingredient
  • insulate
  • isolate
  • isolation
  • length
  • limit
  • measure out
  • member
  • moiety
  • obstruction
  • parcel
  • parcel out
  • part
  • particle
  • parting
  • polarization
  • portion
  • pull
  • quarter
  • ramify
  • rationing
  • rend
  • resolve
  • rift
  • rip
  • rive
  • rupture
  • scattering
  • schism
  • scission
  • scrap
  • screen
  • seclude
  • seclusion
  • section
  • segment
  • segmentation
  • segregate
  • segregation
  • separate
  • separation
  • separator
  • sequester
  • sequestration
  • sever
  • severance
  • share
  • size into
  • slice
  • split
  • split up
  • splitting
  • subdivide
  • subdivision
  • sunder
  • sundering
  • tear
  • trisect
  • uncouple
  • unlink
  • unravel
  • untie
  • unyoke
  • wall
  • wall off

Antonyms for partition

  • accumulate
  • agglutinate
  • aggregate
  • aggregation
  • aid
  • assemblage
  • assemble
  • assistance
  • associate
  • association
  • attach
  • attachment
  • bind
  • blend
  • cement
  • close
  • collect
  • combination
  • combine
  • composite
  • compound
  • conjunction
  • connect
  • connection
  • consolidation
  • couple
  • fasten
  • fuse
  • fusion
  • gather
  • help
  • hoard
  • hold
  • join
  • juncture
  • keep
  • knit
  • link
  • linkage
  • linkup
  • mingle
  • mix
  • promotion
  • stick
  • sum
  • total
  • totality
  • unification
  • unify
  • union
  • unite
  • unity
  • weld
  • whole

Meanings of partition

  • noun
    1. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
    2. A part of something that has been divided.
    3. An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as in quotition) how many parts there are.
    4. The division of a territory into two or more autonomous ones.
    5. A vertical structure that divides a room.
    6. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
    7. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
    8. The severance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
    9. A section of a hard disk separately formatted.
    10. A division of a database or one of its constituting elements such as tables into separate independent parts.
    11. A collection of non-empty, disjoint subsets of a set whose union is the set itself (i.e. all elements of the set are contained in exactly one of the subsets).
    12. A musical score.
  • verb
    1. To divide something into parts, sections or shares.
    2. To divide a region or country into two or more territories with separate political status.
    3. To separate or divide a room by a partition (ex. a wall), often use with off.

Example Sentences

  • The office was divided by a partition to create separate workspaces for the employees.
  • The partition of the room created a private space for meetings without the need for walls.
  • After the partition, the two countries went their separate ways, with each following its own path.
  • The landlord installed a partition between the living room and dining area to make the space feel more open.
  • The partition of resources between the two teams was done in a way that ensured fairness for everyone involved.

On this page you'll find 200 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to partition, such as: accumulate, administration, agglutinate, aggregate, aggregation, aid, allotment.

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Related Words

factor

  • agency
  • agent
  • aid
  • alternate
  • ambassador
  • antecedent
  • arbiter
  • arbitrator
  • aspect
  • assignee
  • attorney
  • backup
  • basis
  • board
  • broker
  • building block
  • cause
  • characteristic
  • circumstance
  • commissary
  • component
  • comprador
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  • conciliator
  • consideration
  • constituent
  • delegate
  • deputy
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  • diplomat
  • diplomatist
  • distributor
  • division
  • element
  • emissary
  • envoy
  • facet
  • feature
  • foreign minister
  • fragment
  • go-between
  • influence
  • informer
  • ingredient
  • instrument
  • instrumentality
  • intercessor
  • intermediary
  • interposer
  • item
  • legate
  • liaison
  • manager
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  • member
  • middleman
  • minister
  • mouthpiece
  • operative
  • part
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  • particle
  • particular
  • partition
  • peacemaker
  • piece
  • pinch hitter
  • plenipotentiary
  • point
  • point man
  • point person
  • portion
  • procurator
  • prophet
  • proxy
  • relief
  • rep
  • replacement
  • representative
  • section
  • sector
  • segment
  • speaker
  • spokesman
  • spokesperson
  • spy
  • stand-in
  • sub
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  • substitute
  • surrogate
  • thing
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halve

  • bifurcate
  • bisect
  • break
  • break down
  • break up
  • cleave
  • cut off
  • decompose
  • decouple
  • detach
  • dichotomize
  • disassemble
  • disassociate
  • disconnect
  • disengage
  • disentangle
  • disintegrate
  • disjoin
  • disjoint
  • dissect
  • dissever
  • dissociate
  • dissolve
  • disunite
  • divide
  • divide equally
  • divorce
  • fractionalize
  • fractionate
  • fracture
  • fragment
  • fragmentate
  • fragmentize
  • insulate
  • isolate
  • part
  • partition
  • pull
  • quarter
  • ramify
  • reduce by fifty percent
  • rend
  • resolve
  • rift
  • rip
  • rive
  • rupture
  • seclude
  • segment
  • segregate
  • separate
  • sequester
  • sever
  • share equally
  • split
  • split in two
  • subdivide
  • sunder
  • tear
  • trisect
  • uncouple
  • unlink
  • unravel
  • untie
  • unyoke

ramification

  • afterclap
  • aftereffect
  • afterglow
  • aftermath
  • aftershock
  • backwash
  • bifurcation
  • blowback
  • branch
  • branching
  • breaking
  • by-product
  • child
  • complication
  • conclusion
  • consequence
  • corollary
  • denouement
  • development
  • divarication
  • division
  • echo
  • effect
  • ending
  • excrescence
  • extension
  • fallout
  • fate
  • forking
  • fruit
  • implication
  • issue
  • offshoot
  • outcome
  • outgrowth
  • partition
  • precipitate
  • product
  • radiation
  • repercussion
  • result
  • resultant
  • ripple
  • sequel
  • sequence
  • side effect
  • side reaction
  • spin-off
  • subdividing
  • subdivision
  • upshot

ramifications

  • afterclaps
  • aftereffects
  • afterglows
  • aftermaths
  • aftershocks
  • backwashes
  • bifurcation
  • blowbacks
  • branch
  • branching
  • breaking
  • by-products
  • byproducts
  • children
  • complication
  • conclusions
  • consequence
  • consequences
  • corollaries
  • denouements
  • developments
  • divarication
  • division
  • echoes
  • echos
  • effects
  • endings
  • excrescence
  • extension
  • fallouts
  • fates
  • forking
  • fruits
  • implications
  • issues
  • offshoot
  • offshoots
  • outcomes
  • outgrowth
  • outgrowths
  • partition
  • precipitates
  • products
  • radiation
  • repercussions
  • result
  • resultants
  • results
  • ripples
  • sequel
  • sequels
  • sequences
  • side effects
  • side reactions
  • spin-offs
  • subdividing
  • subdivision
  • upshot
  • upshots

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