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

1 sense of sectional

Sense 1
sectional -- (a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together)
       => furniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture -- (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room")

Antonyms of adj sectional

2 of 3 senses of sectional

Sense 2
sectional, sectioned -- (consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates")

INDIRECT (VIA divided) -> united -- (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front")

Sense 3
sectional -- (related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people; "sectional tensions arose over slavery")

INDIRECT (VIA territorial) -> extraterritorial, exterritorial -- (outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights")

Similarity of adj sectional

3 senses of sectional

Sense 1
sectional -- (relating to or based upon a section (i.e. as if cut through by an intersecting plane); "a sectional view"; "sectional drawings")

Sense 2
sectional, sectioned -- (consisting of or divided into sections; "a sectional sofa"; "sectioned plates")
       => divided (vs. united) -- (separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided")

Sense 3
sectional -- (related or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of people; "sectional tensions arose over slavery")
       => territorial (vs. extraterritorial) -- (belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights")