COMPARTMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMPARTMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “compartment”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “compartment” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Compartment” are: section, part, partition, bay, recess, chamber, cavity, niche, nook, hollow, domain, field, sphere, realm, area, department, sector, division, divide, divide up, subdivide, separate, split, split up, cut up, carve up, slice up, break up, dismember

Compartment as a Noun

Definitions of "Compartment" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compartment” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A space into which an area is subdivided.
• A separate section or part of a structure or container.
• An area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things.
• A partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area.
• A grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield.
• A division of a railway carriage marked by partitions.
• A division of a ship's hull.

Synonyms of "Compartment" as a noun (18 Words)

area	A region or part of a town, a country, or the world. The area of a rectangle.
bay	A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color. A boat trip round the bay.
cavity	A decayed part of a tooth. The abdominal cavity.
chamber	A deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly. The upper chamber.
department	A specified aspect or quality. The council s finance department.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The new clause was agreed without a division.
domain	A distinct subset of the internet with addresses sharing a common suffix or under the control of a particular organization or individual. His domain extended into Europe.
field	A fielder. The diamond fields of South Africa.
hollow	A depression hollowed out of solid matter. A hollow at the base of a large tree.
niche	A shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament. He is carving out a niche for himself as one of the most talented and reliable character actors around.
nook	A sheltered and secluded place. The nook beside the fire.
part	A line of scalp revealed in a person s hair by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side a parting. She was memorizing a part.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Partition chromatography.
realm	A domain in which something is dominant. The realm of applied chemistry.
recess	A small concavity. Talks resumed after a month s recess.
section	Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up. The brass section.
sector	The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. Operations in the southern sector of the North Sea.
sphere	The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected. The markers on the route included two conspicuous black spheres.

Usage Examples of "Compartment" as a noun

• There's some ice cream in the freezer compartment.
• Religion and politics should be kept in different compartments.
• A first-class compartment.
• The aft cargo compartment.

Compartment as a Verb

Definitions of "Compartment" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “compartment” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Synonyms of "Compartment" as a verb (11 Words)

break up	Become punctured or penetrated.
carve up	Form by carving.
cut up	Form by probing, penetrating, or digging.
dismember	Divide into pieces. The tiger dismembered the tourist.
divide	Make a division or separation. Can you divide 49 by seven.
divide up	Perform a division.
separate	Separate into parts or portions. The two pieces that we had glued separated.
slice up	Hit a ball so that it causes a backspin.
split	(of an issue) cause (a group) to be divided because of opposing views. The river had split into a number of channels.
split up	Go one’s own way; move apart.
subdivide	Form into subdivisions. The heading was subdivided into eight separate sections.

Usage Examples of "Compartment" as a verb

• The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls.

Associations of "Compartment" (30 Words)

airliner	A large passenger aircraft.
ballast	Make steady with a ballast. The track was laid with rails and ballasted with earth.
bulkhead	A dividing wall or barrier between separate compartments inside a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
cupboard	A recess or piece of furniture with a door and typically shelves, used for storage. A broom cupboard.
debark	Leave a ship or aircraft. The ship would simply sail into the harbour dock and begin debarking troops.
deck	A floor of a double decker bus. He stood on the deck of his flagship.
defrost	Remove frost or ice from (the windscreen of a motor vehicle). Defrost the turkey slowly.
disembark	Go ashore. The passengers began to disembark.
disembarkation	The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft.
dishwasher	A machine for washing dishes.
dock	Come into dock. Dock the ships.
embarkation	The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft.
expeditionary	Of or forming an expedition, especially a military expedition. The French expeditionary force in Indochina.
freezer	Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time. There are some steaks in the freezer.
fridge	A refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor. She put the carton of milk back in the fridge.
hull	Remove the hulls from. Hull the berries.
husk	Remove the husk or husks from. Husk corn.
jet	Fly a jet plane. Flames were jetting out of the building.
kettle	The quantity a kettle will hold. Activists in the kettle were protesting at being held and resisting arrest.
larder	A small storeroom for storing foods or wines.
pantry	A small storeroom for storing foods or wines.
passenger	A member of a team or group who does far less effective work than the other members. He had been a superlative teacher but his health was gone and he was now a passenger.
peel	Come off in flakes or thin small pieces. The walls are peeling.
refrigeration	The process of subjecting food or drink to cold in order to chill or preserve it. Refrigeration by immersing the patient s body in a cold bath.
refrigerator	An appliance or compartment which is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink Modern refrigerators generally make use of the cooling effect produced when a volatile liquid is forced to evaporate in a sealed system in which it can be condensed back to liquid outside the refrigerator.
room	Provide with a shared room or lodging. He wandered from room to room.
sofa	An upholstered seat for more than one person. Sofa cushions.
station	A bus or coach station. The train pulled into the station.
terminal	Of or forming a transport terminal. An industry in terminal decline.
transport	The action of transporting something or the state of being transported. She was transported with pleasure.