Staple and Segment

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Staple noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Usage example: reading is the very staple of a person's education

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Segment is an antonym for staple.

Nearby Words: stapled, stapling, stapler

Segment noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.

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Staple is an antonym for segment.

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Segment and Staple. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/staple/segment

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