Portion and Trace

Portion

Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

Trace and portion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trace" instead a noun "Portion".

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

Trace

Trace noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case

Portion and trace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Portion" instead a noun "Trace".

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking

How words are described

physical physical portion physical trace
particular particular portion particular trace
visible visible portion visible trace
small small portion small trace
Other adjectives: entire, large, huge, abandoned, final, remaining, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Street Justice The Determinator: Adam kept up his search for Grady for 20 years, even putting a good portion of his police-detective salary toward hiring private detectives to find any trace of his former friend.
  • Street Justice: Adam kept up his search for Grady for 20 years, even putting a good portion of his police-detective salary toward hiring private detectives to find any trace of his former friend.
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Trace and Portion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/portion/trace
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