Component
Component noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.
Usage example: each set is composed of several distinct components
Nearby Word: componentry
Section
Section noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together
Component is a synonym for section in part topic. You can use "Component" instead a noun "Section", if it concerns topics such as division, segment, subdivision.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular component | particular section |
| specific | specific component | specific section |
| certain | certain component | certain section |
| appropriate | appropriate component | appropriate section |
| Other adjectives: single, small, vocal, large, big, main, secret, new, major, final, extra, significant, last, central, spoken, said, vertical. | ||
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Section and Component. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/component/section
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Section or Component. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/component/section.
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