SEGMENTS Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

segments 1 of 2

noun

plural of segment

as in parts

one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled I think I lost one segment of this model kit

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segments

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of segment

as in quarters

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Recent Examples of segments

Noun

At this point in the shoot, the host segments that serve as interstitials for the movie mocking that made the original a success have all been filmed. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Still, few major vehicle segments are showing that kind of growth this year. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Collecting segments like antiques, jewelry, and gems trailed behind, so the commonplace observation that buying other luxury collectibles might lead to art collecting did not seem to hold for this particular slice of the collectorate. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 This is one of the newer segments to join Spotify, which has also been expanding from podcasting and music into fitness, in a push to increase customer stickiness and the time spent on the platform. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 It's made mostly out of aluminum and also carries power and cooling lines between truss segments. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Granted, the play rehearsal segments are dialed to 11, but this is clearly by design. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 And look at the Johnson-less segments, like the overlong Weekend Update (more on that later) — or especially the stale-as-hell midterm ads political cold open, another excuse to run through all the usual impressions. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026 At the same time, nonalcoholic beer has been one of the few hot segments of the global beer industry. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for segments

Noun

And, as is the case in other parts of Europe, the real estate market in Hungary is cyclical.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
To add to the dire situation, up to 80% of large parts of the city’s groundwater is contaminated, both by sewage and by naturally occurring substances such as arsenic.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of parts

Verb

While designing the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain, in the 1990s, the architect would sit by the river that bifurcates the city, looking at different metal treatments.

— Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
For example, Highway 17 currently bifurcates a piece planners hope to lock in through Los Gatos.

— San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 July 2021

Definition of bifurcates

Noun

This year, lingering warmth could disrupt or shorten the fall foliage window for large portions of the country.

— Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Tishman’s people have spent the past few years sprucing up Rockefeller Center — the oldest portions of which are comparable in age to the Chrysler Building, though they’ve been better maintained — and trying to make its retail spaces more of a draw.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of portions

Verb

After a competition win, Fujino remarks that her dream was to see her manga animated, a comment that temporarily splits the two central characters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Wavecamper Wavecamper completes the driver's side construction with a removable table that splits the slide-adjustable rear seats and swivel front seats and a roof-high rear wardrobe for storage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of splits

Noun

With both Better Homes & Gardens and Woman & Home publishing explainers, the term is primed to migrate into big-box home sections, subscription boxes and gift guides over the next holiday cycle.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
The team broke down Mario’s possible path through a level into individual sections, each corresponding to a calculation instruction of the counting machine.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sections

Verb

Education level divides Americans as well — just 47 percent of Americans without four-year degrees reported believing that science benefits most people, compared to 71 percent of college grads.

— Nicholas Florko, STAT, 10 Oct. 2026
Each cell type is characterized by particular gene-expression settings, which are inherited when a cell divides.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of divides

Noun

The Ukrainian leader held a meeting with military officials and government members on Friday focusing on Ukraine's energy and air defense needs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Even as Mills continues to sidestep board approval and frustrations grow among members, no one has tried to oust him or reduce his power.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of members

Verb

Julie Nolke, a viral YouTube star who comedically dissects the anxieties and foibles of Millennial woman, is creating a new series for the service.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Ward dissects the Black experience in America, reflects on her own experience as a young Black girl growing up in poverty in southern Mississippi, lauds the writers who influenced her, and examines her own motivations as a writer.

— The Know, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026

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