Category
Category noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
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Synonyms for Category
Portion and category are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead a noun "Category".
Portion
Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.
Category and portion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Category" instead a noun "Portion".
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
How words are described
| good | good category | good portion |
| physical | physical category | physical portion |
| long | long category | long portion |
| particular | particular category | particular portion |
| Other adjectives: specific, certain, top, small, actual, entire, male, large, big, huge, black, animated, new, final, larger, next, last, latter, largest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Waspinator from the Beast Wars portion of the Transformers franchise often fits this category.
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In fact, a good portion of the victims fall into this category, given that their murder is related to the social issues of the time.
Source: Series / Cold Case - Too Dumb to Live: Somehow a large portion of the universe's population seems to fit into this category.
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Portion and Category. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/category/portion
Category & Portion. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/category/portion>.
Portion or Category. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/category/portion.
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