Paragraph and Quotation

Paragraph

Paragraph noun - One of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.

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Synonyms for Paragraph

Antonyms for Paragraph

Quotation and paragraph are semantically related in subject matter of document topic. In some cases you can use "Quotation" instead a noun "Paragraph", when it comes to topics like excerpt from document.

Nearby Words: paragraphed, paragraphing, paragraphic

Quotation

Quotation noun - A passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example.

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Synonyms for Quotation

Paragraph and quotation are semantically related in citation topic. You can use "Paragraph" instead a noun "Quotation".

Nearby Words: quote, quota, quoted, quoting, quotable

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How words are described

full	full paragraph	full quotation
brief	brief paragraph	brief quotation
following	following paragraph	following quotation
opening	opening paragraph	opening quotation
Other adjectives: famous, mere, above.

Both words in one sentence

Alan Paton, author of "Cry, the Beloved Country", apparently dislikes quotation marks, instead using an en dash at the beginning of a paragraph to indicate someone is speaking.

Source: No Punctuation Period
In short, any punctuation mark you've ever seen (and some you haven't) can be used as replacement quotation marks at the beginning and/or end of a thinky sentence or paragraph.

Source: Think in Text

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Quotation and Paragraph. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/paragraph/quotation

Paragraph & Quotation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/paragraph/quotation>.

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