Portion and Whole

Portion

Portion noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep

Whole is an antonym for portion in topics: fate, share.

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

Whole

Whole noun - A complete amount of something.

Portion is an antonym for whole.

Nearby Words: wholesome, wholeness

How words are described

human human portion human whole
good good portion good whole
front front portion front whole
healthy healthy portion healthy whole
Other adjectives: entire, massive, big, black, new, greater, larger.
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