Issue
Portion
Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.
Usage example: he had always just assumed that lifelong bachelorhood would be his portion
Issue and portion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead the word "Portion" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular issue | particular portion |
| specific | specific issue | specific portion |
| certain | certain issue | certain portion |
| small | small issue | small portion |
| Other adjectives: actual, entire, big, huge, main, new, early, major, final, later, larger, next, last, earlier. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Unsurprisingly, a significant portion of the population takes issue with this and declares war on Hell, and then Heaven.
Source: Alternate History / Web Original - A reader famously wrote cartoonist Dave Sim, demanding a pro-rated refund for that portion of the issue.
Source: Narrative Filigree -
Silent Scenery Panel: A good portion of the panels - at least one issue will have a shot of the setting, without Gon or friends.
Source: Manga / Gon
Cite this Source
Portion and Issue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/portion
Issue & Portion. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/portion>.
Portion or Issue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/issue/portion.
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