Synonyms for BRANCH
bræntʃ, brɑntʃbranch

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1. branchverb

   To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

   Synonyms:
   twig, bough

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1. branch

   Synonyms:
   member, bifurcation, bough, limb, offspring, shoot, spray, sprig, twig, ramification, offshoot, relative, scion

   Antonyms:
   trunk, stock, stem, race, family, house

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1. branch, subdivision, armnoun

   a division of some larger or more complex organization

   "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

   Synonyms:
   branch, weapon system, weapon, sleeve, offshoot, subsection, limb, leg, section, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

2. branchnoun

   a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

   Synonyms:
   offshoot, limb, leg, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

3. branch, leg, ramificationnoun

   a part of a forked or branching shape

   "he broke off one of the branches"

   Synonyms:
   branching, stage, ramification, wooden leg, pegleg, peg, arm, offshoot, subdivision, forking, complication, leg, outgrowth, fork, limb, offset, branch

4. outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offsetnoun

   a natural consequence of development

   Synonyms:
   outset, ramification, process, runner, emergence, first, stolon, setoff, growth, arm, offshoot, subdivision, commencement, start, offset printing, leg, get-go, kickoff, counterbalance, outgrowth, set-back, showtime, limb, offset, starting time, branch, appendage, beginning

5. branchnoun

   a stream or river connected to a larger one

   Synonyms:
   offshoot, limb, leg, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

6. arm, branch, limbverb

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

   Synonyms:
   branch, offset, weapon, sleeve, tree branch, leg, weapon system, offshoot, ramification, arm, subdivision, outgrowth, limb

7. ramify, branchverb

   grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

   "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

   Synonyms:
   ramify, fork, furcate, complexify, separate, branch

8. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separateverb

   divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

   "The road forks"

   Synonyms:
   divide, split, pitchfork, separate, sort, come apart, assort, classify, secern, sort out, dissever, differentiate, class, part, break, disunite, severalise, break up, fall apart, severalize, secernate, complexify, split up, furcate, fork, distinguish, tell apart, carve up, tell, branch, single out, ramify, discriminate

Matched Categories

1. • Consequence
   • Division
   • Grow
   • Stem
   • Stream

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1. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   bough, limb, shoot

2. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   offshoot, ramification, arm, projecting part

3. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   section, subdivision, part, portion, article, member

4. branchverb

   Synonyms:
   diverge, ramify, spread in branches, shoot off, branch off

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1. branchadjective

   Synonyms:
   tributary

2. branchnoun

   Synonyms:
   bough, limb, shoot, sprout, sprig, spray, twig, tiller, switch, sucker, stolen, offshoot, ramification, division, department, bureau, wing, tributary, affluent

3. branchverb

   Synonyms:
   ramify, divaricate, diverge, fork, bifurcate

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1. List of paraphrases for "branch":

   directorate, directorate-general, rama, branches, direction, succursale, service, subdivision, section, bureau, division, subdirectorate, sous-direction, directorategeneral, dg, hpfb, sub-directorate, subsidiary, leadership, sector, arm, department, subdirección, power, limb, station, sub-, industry

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1. John Roberts:

   I think the most import thing for the public to understand is that we are not a political branch of government, they don’t elect us. If they don’t like what we’re doing, it’s more or less just too bad.

2. Susan Rice:

   This is not the time to behanding Putin anolive branch.We have a president who is doingour arch-adversaries bidding itwould seem, and he is surroundedby sycophants and weaklings whoarent doing their jobs, whodont have the confidence inthemselves and in the missionthat they are there to carryout -- to bring the president the toughmessages he needs to hear.

3. Marty Carpenter:

   However, when a jury makes the decision and a judge signs a death warrant, enforcing that lawful decision is the obligation of the executive branch.

4. Bryan Frank:

   Unless you have a couple hundred thousand at the branch, they don't want to give you the time of day.

5. Patricia Millett:

   The Supreme Court in Nixon v. GSA was explicit that when it comes to evaluating the interests of the executive branch, when that call is made by the incumbent president… the interests asserted by the former president is diminished, counts for something.