Synonyms for branch
bræntʃ, brɑntʃbranch

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1. branchverb

   To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

   Synonyms:
   twig, bough

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1. branch

   Synonyms:
   member, bifurcation, bough, limb, offspring, shoot, spray, sprig, twig, ramification, offshoot, relative, scion

   Antonyms:
   trunk, stock, stem, race, family, house

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1. branch, subdivision, armnoun

   a division of some larger or more complex organization

   "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

   Synonyms:
   weapon system, weapon, sleeve, offshoot, subsection, limb, leg, section, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

2. branchnoun

   a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

   Synonyms:
   offshoot, limb, leg, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

3. branch, leg, ramificationnoun

   a part of a forked or branching shape

   "he broke off one of the branches"

   Synonyms:
   branching, stage, ramification, wooden leg, pegleg, peg, arm, offshoot, subdivision, forking, complication, leg, outgrowth, fork, limb, offset

4. outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offsetnoun

   a natural consequence of development

   Synonyms:
   outset, ramification, process, runner, emergence, first, stolon, setoff, growth, arm, offshoot, subdivision, commencement, start, offset printing, leg, get-go, kickoff, counterbalance, outgrowth, set-back, showtime, limb, offset, starting time, appendage, beginning

5. branchnoun

   a stream or river connected to a larger one

   Synonyms:
   offshoot, limb, leg, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

6. arm, branch, limbverb

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

   Synonyms:
   offset, weapon, sleeve, tree branch, leg, weapon system, offshoot, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, limb

7. ramify, branchverb

   grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

   "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

   Synonyms:
   ramify, fork, furcate, complexify, separate

8. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separateverb

   divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

   "The road forks"

   Synonyms:
   divide, split, pitchfork, separate, sort, come apart, assort, classify, secern, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, part, break, disunite, severalise, break up, fall apart, severalize, secernate, complexify, split up, furcate, fork, distinguish, tell apart, carve up, tell, single out, ramify, discriminate

Matched Categories

1. • Consequence
   • Division
   • Grow
   • Stem
   • Stream

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1. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   bough, limb, shoot

2. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   offshoot, ramification, arm, projecting part

3. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   section, subdivision, part, portion, article, member

4. branchverb

   Synonyms:
   diverge, ramify, spread in branches, shoot off, branch off

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1. branchadjective

   Synonyms:
   tributary

2. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   bough, limb, shoot, sprout, sprig, spray, twig, tiller, switch, sucker, stolen, offshoot, ramification, division, department, bureau, wing, tributary, affluent

3. branchverb

   Synonyms:
   ramify, divaricate, diverge, fork, bifurcate

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1. List of paraphrases for "branch":

   directorate, directorate-general, rama, branches, direction, succursale, service, subdivision, section, bureau, division, subdirectorate, sous-direction, directorategeneral, dg, hpfb, sub-directorate, subsidiary, leadership, sector, arm, department, subdirección, power, limb, station, sub-, industry

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1. Democratic Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez:

   It's getting to the point where we can't even do our own jobs. And I think it is entirely appropriate, given this overwhelming amount of evidence and the continued actions from the executive branch, that we exert our power as a co-equal branch of government.

2. Paul Kelly:

   Michael Taylor is a distinguished veteran and patriot, and both and he and his son deserve a full and fair hearing regarding these issues, both before the courts and the executive branch.

3. Gavin Munro:

   We grow the chairs upside down and we start with one branch that spreads out into the chair-back. So, you've gone from one to two, and then the seat, and then you've got the four legs; and it's much more of a tree shape, actually it works in a similar way to 3D printing... we're using photosynthesis for the printing. So as it grows, you've got a piece growing up.

4. Justice Department:

   Appointment of a special master to review materials potentially subject to claims of executive privilege would be particularly inappropriate because binding Supreme Court precedent forecloses Plaintiff's argument that review of these materials by personnel within the Executive Branch raises any such privilege concerns.

5. Bob Casey:

   I think he's trying to exhaust all possible administrative steps the administration can take in the executive branch. But there are limitations, just like any issue, the legislative process is where most of the work has to get done. In the end, it gets you back into, just as voting rights did and just so many other issues that relate to domestic policy – it gets you back into a debate about changing the rules.