Cut
Cut noun - A piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting.
Usage example: choose cuts of meat that have very little visible fat
Part is a synonym for cut in amount topic. In some cases you can use "Part" instead the word "Cut" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like collect, half, chop, sever.
Part
Part noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: the model car came in several small parts that had to be put together
Cut is a synonym for part in amount topic. Sometimes you can use "Cut" instead the word "Part" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as collect, piece, half.
How words are described
| good | good cut | good part |
| best | best cut | best part |
| regular | regular cut | regular part |
| standard | standard cut | standard part |
| Other adjectives: upper, top, single, small, actual, hard, large, huge, tiny, bad, important, new, early, minor, next, last, different, earlier, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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When you're an RPG ninja, the only part of the enemy you can cut in half is their hitpoints.
Source: Diagonal Cut -
In Terry Bisson's Numbers Don't Lie, a lunar rover is cut in half when it stays part-way through the portal too long.
Source: Portal Cut -
Juzo being cut in half also refers to his death by blood loss, caused when he cut off a part of his body (his arm) to get rid of the bracelet.
Source: Anime / Dangan Ronpa 3
Cite this Source
Part and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/part
Cut & Part. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/part>.
Part or Cut. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/part.
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