Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun paragraph

1 sense of paragraph

Sense 1
paragraph -- (one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line)
       => writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb paragraph

3 senses of paragraph

Sense 1
paragraph -- (divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed")
       => divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up -- (separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I")

Sense 2
paragraph -- (write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper")
       => write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")

Sense 3
paragraph -- (write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher)
       => write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")