Portion
Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.
Rest and portion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rest" instead a noun "Portion".
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
Rest
Rest noun - Something left after other parts have been taken away.
Usage example: he threw away the rest
How words are described
| good | good portion | good rest |
| long | long portion | long rest |
| better | better portion | better rest |
| brief | brief portion | brief rest |
| Other adjectives: short, present, top, small, actual, entire, vocal, big, main, next, earlier, western. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He cuts a small, Bob-sized portion out from the main lump — and then leaves that behind while he makes off with the rest.
Source: Cut a Slice, Take the Rest - Cinder was able to steal a portion of the current Fall Maiden's power before the start of the show, and she's been plotting how to get the rest ever since.
Source: Seasonal Baggage -
The restart of these genetic experiments makes up a major portion of the rest of the plot.
Source: Film / Judge Dredd
Cite this Source
Rest and Portion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/portion/rest
Portion & Rest. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/portion/rest>.
Rest or Portion. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/portion/rest.
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