Synonyms for portion
ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-por·tion

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1. portionverb

   Synonyms:
   piece, divvy up, divide, divide up, divvy, part

2. portionverb

   An allocated amount.

   Synonyms:
   divide, divvy, divvy up, divide up, part, piece

3. portionverb

   To endow with a portion or inheritance.

   Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. Alexander Pope.

   Synonyms:
   divvy up, divide, divvy, divide up

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1. portion

   When any whole is divided into parts, any part that is allotted to some person, thing, subject or purpose is called a portion, tho the division may be by no fixed rule or relation; a father may divide his estate by will among his children so as to make their several portions great or small, according to his arbitrary and unreasonable caprice. When we speak of a part as a proportion, we think of the whole as divided according to some rule or scale, so that the different parts bear a contemplated and intended relation or ratio to one another; thus, the portion allotted to a child by will may not be a fair proportion of the estate. Proportion is often used where part or portion would be more appropriate. Compare PART.

   Synonyms:
   lot, parcel, part, part, proportion, share

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1. part, portion, component part, component, constituentnoun

   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"; "the animal constituent of plankton"

   Synonyms:
   grammatical constituent, fortune, fate, dowery, lot, role, piece, theatrical role, portion, dowry, function, section, constituent, share, character, division, part, luck, circumstances, destiny, element, helping, dower, contribution, component, factor, region, persona, parcel, component part, percentage, parting, office, serving, ingredient, voice

2. part, portionnoun

   something less than the whole of a human artifact

   "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

   Synonyms:
   fortune, parting, contribution, lot, serving, division, component, role, dower, constituent, share, function, percentage, portion, part, section, voice, dowery, fate, parcel, dowry, piece, office, character, theatrical role, circumstances, region, helping, luck, component part, persona, destiny

3. parcel, portion, sharenoun

   the allotment of some amount by dividing something

   "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

   Synonyms:
   fortune, destiny, contribution, lot, serving, tract, piece of land, dower, component, share, parcel of land, portion, part, percentage, parcel, dowery, packet, circumstances, bundle, dowry, constituent, ploughshare, luck, plowshare, package, helping, piece of ground, component part, fate

4. share, portion, part, percentagenoun

   assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

   "he wanted his share in cash"

   Synonyms:
   fortune, fate, dowery, lot, per centum, role, piece, theatrical role, portion, percentage, dowry, function, section, constituent, percent, share, character, division, part, luck, circumstances, destiny, helping, dower, contribution, component, region, persona, parcel, component part, ploughshare, parting, office, serving, plowshare, pct, voice

5. fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portionnoun

   your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

   "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, fortune, fate, peck, mint, band, plenty, lot, batch, raft, quite a little, passel, portion, parcel, dowry, spate, muckle, mass, constituent, pile, share, good deal, stack, chance, luck, destiny, deal, serving, dowery, dower, percentage, caboodle, hazard, wad, flock, hatful, mickle, component, slew, heap, mess, part, bunch, sight, circumstances, mountain, draw, helping, component part, set, great deal, pot, circle

6. dowry, dowery, dower, portionnoun

   money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

   Synonyms:
   fortune, destiny, circumstances, lot, serving, dowery, component, dower, portion, part, percentage, parcel, share, dowry, constituent, helping, luck, component part, fate

7. helping, portion, servingverb

   an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

   "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"

   Synonyms:
   fortune, destiny, lot, serving, service, dowery, dower, component, share, portion, part, percentage, parcel, circumstances, service of process, dowry, constituent, helping, luck, component part, fate

8. assign, allot, portionverb

   give out

   "We were assigned new uniforms"

   Synonyms:
   put, lot, grant, set apart, arrogate, parcel out, administer, allot, deal, mete out, portion, dispense, deal out, specify, depute, delegate, designate, ascribe, impute, assign, dish out, dole out, attribute, distribute, shell out, accord

Matched Categories

1. • Assets
   • Condition
   • Gift
   • Object
   • Relation

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1. portionnoun

   Synonyms:
   part, piece, fragment, bit, scrap, morsel

2. portionnoun

   Synonyms:
   share, allotment, division, parcel, lot, quantity, dividend, quota, contingent

3. portionverb

   Synonyms:
   divide, allot, deal out, distribute, parcel out

4. portionverb

   Synonyms:
   endow, supply with a portion

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1. portionnoun

   Synonyms:
   part, section, piece, allotment, quota, share, contingent, inheritance, dowry

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1. List of paraphrases for "portion":

   part, party, fraction, proportion, moiety, share, aliquot, serving, passage, segment, section, component, percentage, hand, slice, crossing, servings

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1. Chase Kimmel:

   We observed a shiny little blue bee grabbing the flower and rubbing its head on the top portion of the flower two or three times before moving on to another flower, in reading about this unique behavior we were pretty shocked to see it.

2. Amy Brown:

   It should also be noted that if your baby has developmental difficulties or has had very slow weight gain, then you should talk to your health professional before starting solids as a baby-led approach might not be appropriate, what is of central importance is feeding your baby responsively; looking to them for signs of hunger and fullness, and not trying to get them to finish a portion if they do not want to. This applies whether you are spoon-feeding or letting babies self-feed, and indeed is important during milk feeding and for older children, too. Offer a range of tastes, varieties, and textures and let your baby eat as much as they need.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The only gift is a portion of thyself.

4. Socrates:

   If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

5. Deborah Birx:

   If you look across all of the tests that we've done... the portion that has been the lowest-tested portion is the under-10-year-olds, parents have done an amazing job of protecting their children.