Corporate earnings in the first quarter improved sharply.
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Quarter
/ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/
Synonyms for "quarter" (486 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (98)
Noun(11 words)
fourth partaccommodationafter partbarrackingbarriosbelembercybilletingbilletscalendar quartercity district
abodeabundant yearacademic yearaccommodateaccommodationsachievementadjunctaimair spaceairspacealerionanchoranimal chargeannuletannumareaargentarmorial bearingsarmoryarms
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azimuthazurebailiwickbandeaubankbarbar sinisterbarracksbarriobatonbeambearingbearingsbedbeltbendbend sinisterbenevolencebentberthbestowbilletbillet atbissextile yearbivouacblazonblazonryboardborderbordurebroad arrowbroadsidebuckbunkburrowcc notec-notecadency markcalendar monthcalendar yearcampcantoncantonmentcartwheelcaserncentcenturychamberschapletchargecheekchevronchiefchopclemencycoastcoat of armscockatricecolonizecome to anchorcommiserationcommon year
Verb(4 words)
Strong matches (145)
compassioncomponentcondolenceconfinesconsiderationcontinental shelfcontingentcoppercoronetcorridorcountrycoursecrescentcrestcrosscross molinecross sectioncrowncurrentday
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decadedecennarydecenniumdefective yeardepartmentdetachmentdetaildevicedifferencedifferencingdimedirectiondirection linedistrictdivisiondoledollardollar billdomesticatedomiciledomiciliatedriftdrop anchordwellingeagleensconceentertainenvironsermineermineserminiteserminoisescutcheonestablish residencefalconfarthingfavorfeelingfessfess pointfieldfifty centsfilefinfiscal yearfishfive centsfive hundred dollarsfive-dollar billfive-hundred-dollar billfive-spotfiverflanchflankfleur-de-lisforbearanceforgivenessfortnightfour bitsfourthfourth partfractionfretfrogskinfurfusilgg-notegarlandgracegrandgriffingroundgulesgyronhabitationhalf a chalf dollarhalf ghalf grandhandhandednessharborhatchmenthaunchheadingheartlandhelmethelmsmanshipheraldic devicehinterlandhiphivehomehonor pointhourhousehumanityhundred-dollar billhutimpalementimpalinginclinationinescutcheoninhabitinstallmentiron manitemjowlkeep housekindnesslabellandlateralitylay
Related words (243)
leap yearleniencylielimitlineline of directionline of marchlionlive atliving quarterslocalelocalitylocatelocationlodgelodgingslozengelunar monthlunar yearlunation
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lusterlustrumman hourman-hourmantlingmany-sidednessmarshalingmartletmasclemercifulnessmercymetalmicrosecondmilieumillmillenniummillisecondminutemitigationmomentmonthmoonmoormottomovemulletmultilateralitynavigationneighborhoodneighbourhoodnestnickelnombril pointoctofoiloffshore rightsone-fourthorordinaryorientationorlepalepalyparcelpardonparkpartparticularpartspathospeanpennypeoplepercentageperchpheonpilotingpityplaceplankingpointportionpostprecinctprecinctspremisesprofileprovincepurlieuspurpureput upquadrantquadraturequadrisectquartquarteringquarternquartersquartoquinquenniumquotarandom samplerangered centregionregular yearreliefrelocateremainderreprieveresideresidenceroomroomsroostroserunruthsablesalientsaltiresamplesamplingsawbuckscutcheonsecondsectionsectorsegmentself-pitysemesterseparatesessionsetset up housekeepingset up shopsettlesettle downsharesheltershieldshoresidesidereal yearsidingsilver dollarsit downskinsmackersoilsolar yearspacespotspread eaglesquatstablestandstationstay atsteeragesteeringstrike rootsubdivisionsubgroupsubordinarysubspeciessunsympathytaketake residence attake roottake up residencetempleten centsten-spottendencytennetennertenortermterrainterritorythousand dollarsthousand-dollar billthree-mile limittincturetorsetracktracttraversetrendtressuretrimestertwelve-mile limittwelvemonthtwenty-dollar billtwenty-five centstwenty-five percenttwo bitstwo-dollar billtwo-spotunicornunilateralityuniversevairvertvicinagevicinitywayweekweekdaywreathyaleyardyearzone
Noun(23 words)
lodgingone fourthone quarterone-fourthone-quarterpartitionpoopquadrantsquarterfinalquarternquartilesectionsplitstablesstablingsterntailthree month cyclethree monthlytrimester
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Adjective(1 words)
word level term
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: fourth part, abode, abundant year, academic year, accommodate.
- Sentence evidence is available for quarter, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "quarter".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "quarter"
Keep "quarter" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "quarter" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "quarter", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "quarter" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
50 entriesBritish capacity unitImperial capacity unitacademic sessionacademic termaccommodateaccommodationareaavoirdupois unitbackcity districtclemencycoincommon fractioncurrency unitdividedivision
Showing 16 of 50 words.
More specific
14 entriesCollocations
16 entriescalendar quarterliving quartersquarter centuryquarter circlequarter cupquarter hourquarter milequarter notequarter past twoquarter the budgetquarter the circlequarter the doughquarter the landquarter the piequarter the rectanglequarterly report
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 43 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- քառորդ noun (period of three months)
Bulgarian
1 entries- тримесечие noun (period of three months)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 季度 noun (period of three months)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- kvartal noun (period of three months)
Czech
2 entries- kvartál noun (period of three months)
- čtvrtletí noun (period of three months)
Danish
1 entries- kvartal noun (period of three months)
Dutch
2 entries- kwartaal noun (period of three months)
- trimester noun (period of three months)
Esperanto
1 entries- kvaronjaro noun (period of three months)
Estonian
1 entries- kvartal noun (period of three months)
Faroese
1 entries- ársfjórðingur noun (period of three months)
Finnish
2 entries- neljännesvuosi noun (period of three months)
- vuosineljännes noun (period of three months)
French
1 entries- trimestre noun (period of three months)
Georgian
1 entries- კვარტალი noun (period of three months)
German
2 entries- Quartal noun (period of three months)
- Vierteljahr noun (period of three months)
Greek
2 entries- τρίμηνο noun (period of three months)
- τριμηνία noun (period of three months)
Hebrew
1 entries- רִבְעוֹן noun (period of three months)
Hindi
3 entries- तिमाही noun (period of three months)
- त्रैमासिक noun (period of three months)
- फसल noun (period of three months)
Hungarian
1 entries- negyedév noun (period of three months)
Icelandic
1 entries- fjórðungur noun (period of three months)
Ido
2 entries- trimestro noun (period of three months)
- yaroquarimo noun (period of three months)
Indonesian
3 entries- kuartal noun (period of three months)
- trimester noun (period of three months)
- triwulan noun (period of three months)
Interlingua
1 entries- trimestre noun (period of three months)
Irish
1 entries- ráithe noun (period of three months)
Italian
1 entries- trimestre noun (period of three months)
Japanese
1 entries- 四半期 noun (period of three months)
Korean
1 entries- 분기 noun (period of three months)
Lithuanian
1 entries- ketvirtis noun (period of three months)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kvartal noun (period of three months)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kvartal noun (period of three months)
Persian
2 entries- سهماهه noun (period of three months)
- فصل noun (period of three months)
Polish
1 entries- kwartał noun (period of three months)
Portuguese
1 entries- trimestre noun (period of three months)
Romanian
1 entries- trimestru noun (period of three months)
Russian
2 entries- кварта́л noun (period of three months)
- че́тверть noun (period of three months)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- ràith noun (period of three months)
Slovak
1 entries- štvrťrok noun (period of three months)
Spanish
1 entries- trimestre noun (period of three months)
Swedish
1 entries- kvartal noun (period of three months)
Telugu
1 entries- త్రైమాసికం noun (period of three months)
Thai
1 entries- ไตรมาส noun (period of three months)
Turkish
2 entries- trimestır noun (period of three months)
- çeyrekyıl noun (period of three months)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ква́ртал noun (period of three months)
Zazaki
1 entries- çeyregser noun (period of three months)
Sample sentences
40 total sentences available.
The word downtown refers to the business quarter of any town.
Source: tatoeba (41102)
It happened at a quarter past eleven.
Source: tatoeba (42838)
This clock strikes the quarter hour.
Source: tatoeba (58945)
Showing 4 of 40 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "quarter"?
Closest matches include fourth part, abode, abundant year, academic year, accommodate.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "quarter"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.