You don't have proper dignity as chief of the section.
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Section
/ˈsɛkʃən/
Synonyms for "section" (535 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (107)
Noun(41 words)
partdivisionsegmentslicesubdivisionactaggrouparea of knowledgearmarticlesartifact groupassessment unitballad fragmentbattalionsbeatbiology unitbisectbody componentbody segmentbranch of government
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branchescalculate by categorycantocantoscapitularycell biology unitchapchaptchapterscity districtcity zoneclassclass feature piececlass groupclusterscohortcommunity park patchcompartcompartmentcompartmentscomponent part
abscissionadjunctair spaceairspaceallocateallotamputationanacrusisanastomotic operationapportionareaarmyarmy grouparticleback matterbass passagebattalionbatterybattle groupbelt
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biotypeblockbloodbloodless operationbookbourdonbracketbranchbreak upbridgebrigadeburdenbureaubutcheringcadencecadrecapital operationcastecategorizecategorychapterchoppingchorusclanclassclausecleavagecleaveclipclosclosecodacohortcolumncombat commandcombat teamcompanycompartmentcompensating operationcomponent
Adjective(5 words)
administrative unitbiological conceptbrief excerptcivil code chaptercoherent unit
Verb(1 words)
compose a paragraph
Strong matches (161)
confinescontinental shelfcontingentcorneal transplantcorpscorridorcountrycrescent operationcroftcross sectioncutcut upcuttingdepartmentdetachmentdetaildevelopmentdichotomydistrictdivide
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divide updivisiondivvydivvy updoleelective operationelementemergency operationenclaveenucleationenvironsestateexcisionexploratory operationexpositionfalderalfamilyfasciclefenestration operationfieldfield armyfield trainfigurefilefissionflying columnfolderolfoliofortyfractionfront mattergarrisongatheringgenotypegenusgradegroundgroupgroupingharmonic closeheadheadingheart transplantheartlandhinterlandinstallmentinterludeintermezzointerval operationintroductory phraseitemkidney transplantkinkingdomkitchen policekpkraallabellacerationlandleglegionlevellivraisonlocalitylotmajor operationmaniplemarkmeasuremeasure outmembermilieu
Noun(49 words)
constituent relatedconstitutional provisioncontent blockcourse modulecourse segmentcross sectioncurriculum categorycutdepartmentdepartmentsdeptdetachmentsdiscussion sectiondissectingdividedivisionsdocument partitioningdpteducation moduleenumerations
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episodefederal bureaufestival scenefield of knowledgefile chunkfragmentize lessonfrench leçonfslicgenetics unitgeography unitgeosphere layergroupgroup of studentsgroup structure itemsgun partin partincisioninfrastructure elementir topicketubimlegal regulationlegslesson segmentletalimblobesmachine componentmanhattanmath course
Adjective(13 words)
creative work samplecriminal statute provisionsdiagnostic subtestdisconnected partsforeign bureauhistorical periodisolated componentsitalian gruppoitalian scenalegal textlegal-code provisionsliterary piecemath subject area
Related words (267)
Adjective(10 words)
military detachmentmusical movementmusical movementsnumbered sectionnumbered sectionsstandard language policystate law codestructural elementstructured lessonwritten statutes
Noun(90 words)
military unitmishnahmodulemodulesmost beatmost portuguese classmovementsmusical piecenonlife science unit lessonoperational unitordered categoryorganorganization functionorganizational unitpanepanesparaparagraphspart ofpart of the curriculum
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partitionpartitionsparts assemblypassagespatchespenal code provisionphasephase categorypiecepiece ofpiece the puzzleplaneplane sectionplatoonsportionportuguese fragmentoproject unitquadrantsquireregionsrhapsodyschoolyard patchscience course modulesecsectiosectorssegment ofsegmentsshoe partsilencer elementslicessnippetsocial studies programsome ofspanish dispositivostore categorystrainsstudy componentsubcategorysubdivision functionsubdivisionssubgroupssubsetsubunitsurasurgical incisionsymphony movementsystem componenttabtext sampletext segmenttext unittextbook chaptertextbook chaptersthe current topictierstiny parttopic of social matteringtopic unittrancheunit moduleunit of physical quantityvideo chapterwardwardswindowpaneworkbook subsetyearbook entryzoningzoo exhibit
minor operationmoietymovementmusical phrasemusical sentencemutilationneighborhoodnumberofficeoffshore rightsoperationorderorgan transplantorgan transplantationorganizationornamentoutfitpagepalepalliative operation
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paragraphparcelparcel of landparcel outpartparticularpartitionpartspassagepatchpercentageperiodphalanxphrasephylumpiecepigeonholeplaceplatplatoonplotplot of groundportionpositionposseprecinctprecinctspredicamentpremisesprovincepurlieusquadquadranglequadrantquarterquotaraceradical operationrandom samplerankratingreal estatereference markrefrainregimentregionremainderremovalrendingresectionreservationresolutionresponserippingritornellorubricsalientsamplesamplingscenescissionsectorsegmentsentenceseparateseptserialseriessetseverancesharesheetsignatureslashingsliceslicingsoilspacespeciesspheresplitsplit upsplittingspotsquadsquadronsquarestagestallstanzastatementstationstatusstrainstratumstretchstripsubclasssubdividesubdivisionsubfamilysubgenussubgroupsubkingdomsubordersubspeciessubtribesuperclasssuperfamilysuperordersuperspeciessurgerysurgical interventionsurgical operationsurgical techniquetactical unittailpiecetask forcetearingterrainterritorytextthe knifethree-mile limittitletracttraintransplanttribetrooptuttitutti passagetwelve-mile limitunitvariationvarietyversevicinagevicinityvolumewingzone
Determiner(1 words)
this topic
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: part, division, segment, slice, subdivision.
- Sentence evidence is available for section, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, 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 "section".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "section"
Keep "section" 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 "section" 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 "section", 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 "section" 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
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
9 entriessection breaksection diagramsection headersection headingsection labelsection numbersection outlinesection plansection title
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
109 translations across 38 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- جُزْء noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Armenian
1 entries- հատված noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Bashkir
1 entries- бүлек noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Belarusian
4 entries- падзе́л noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- раздзе́л noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- разрэ́з noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- сэ́кцыя noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Bulgarian
3 entries- ра́зрез noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- се́кция noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- част noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Catalan
1 entries- secció noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 部分 noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Dutch
2 entries- afdeling noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- sectie noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Finnish
4 entries- jaos noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- leikkaus noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- lohko noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- osa noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
French
1 entries- section noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
German
4 entries- Absatz noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- Abschnitt noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- Abteil noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- Abteilung noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Hindi
4 entries- अंश noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- अनुभाग noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- खंड noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- प्रभाग noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Hungarian
4 entries- bemetszés noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- cikk noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- gerezd noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- metszés noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
Ido
1 entries- segmento noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Indonesian
2 entries- seksi noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- seksi noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
Irish
1 entries- rannóg noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Italian
1 entries- sezione noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Japanese
2 entries- セクション noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- 部分 noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Khmer
1 entries- ភាគ noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Korean
2 entries- 부분 noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- 섹션 noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Latin
1 entries- sectiō noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Malay
2 entries- seksi noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- seksyen noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Malayalam
1 entries- വിഭാഗം noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Māori
1 entries- tūtanga noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- seksjon noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- seksjon noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Persian
1 entries- بخش noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Polish
2 entries- sekcja noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- sekcja noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
Portuguese
2 entries- secção noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- seção noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Romanian
4 entries- departament noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- despărțitură noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- incizie noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- parte noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Russian
4 entries- разде́л noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- разре́з noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- рассече́ние noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- се́кция noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- cuibhreann noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- cuid noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- earrann noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- pàirt noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Spanish
1 entries- sección noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Tagalog
2 entries- pangkat noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- tapyas noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Thai
1 entries- ส่วน noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Tày
2 entries- boỏng noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- bộ noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Ukrainian
4 entries- по́діл noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- ро́зділ noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- ро́зріз noun (surgery: incision or the act of making an incision)
- се́кція noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Vietnamese
2 entries- bộ phận noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
- phần noun (part, piece or subdivision of anything)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
I asked for a seat in the no-smoking section.
Source: tatoeba (18810)
I asked for a seat in the non-smoking section.
Source: tatoeba (18811)
I would like to sit in the non-smoking section.
Source: tatoeba (18812)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "section"?
Closest matches include part, division, segment, slice, subdivision.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "section"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.