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division

[dih-vizh-uhn] / dɪˈvɪʒ ən /
NOUN
separation, disconnection
Synonyms
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distribution
STRONG
analysis apportionment autopsy bisection breaking carving demarcation detachment diagnosis disjuncture dismemberment dissolution disunion divorce parceling parting partition reduction rupture segmentation selection severance subdivision vivisection
WEAK
breaking down breaking up contrasting cutting up departmentalizing detaching disparting disseverance distinguishing disuniting dividing rending separating splitting up
Antonyms
STRONG
attachment combination connection union
WEAK
accord agreement juncture system unification unison unity whole
NOUN
something produced from separating
Synonyms
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affiliate branch category class department section sector segment share split
STRONG
associate border boundary chunk compartment cut degree demarcation divide dividend divider divvy end fraction fragment grouping head kind lobe lump member moiety offshoot parcel partition piece portion rake-off ramification slice sort subdivision wedge
WEAK
dividing line piece of action
Antonyms
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whole
STRONG
cause entirety inside interior origin total
WEAK
accord agreement connection juncture system unification unison unity
NOUN
breach, estrangement
Synonyms
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conflict disagreement discord dispute split
STRONG
difficulty disharmony dissension dissent dissidence dissonance disunion feud rupture trouble variance words
WEAK
difference of opinion disaccord
Antonyms
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agreement harmony peace
STRONG
accord approval authorization concord concurrence contentment ratification
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connection juncture system unification unison unity whole

Example Sentences

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Disney employed 231,000 people at the end of its 2025 fiscal year, with some 80% working in the experiences division, including theme parks and consumer products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Though the company’s theme parks division has served as its economic engine for years, Disney recently indicated it expects to see “headwinds” in international tourism to its U.S. parks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s the first release in a new model series developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, the division overseen by billionaire entrepreneur Alexandr Wang, who came onboard in June 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Benn, 29, stepped up two weight classes to face Eubank, winning the second encounter, but is ready to start campaigning back at his traditional division of welterweight.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

To do so, they created an elite teenage division of the Waffen-SS, called the 12th SS Panzer Grenadier Hitlerjugend Division, or SS-HJ.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti