subdivided

Broken into parts

Subdivided describes something that has been divided into smaller parts.

Land gets subdivided into lots for development: The farm was subdivided into forty home sites.

Categories subdivide into subcategories.

A subdivided section has been broken down further than the original division allowed.

partitioned

sectioned

Divided into portions

halved · carved · dissected · split · cut · trisected · cleaved · demarcated · delineated · segmented

allocated

allotted

Distributed as shares

designated · earmarked · rationed · parceled · doled · meted · shared · divvied · granted · portioned

plotted

parcels

Wrapped items for delivery

  • lotsLarge amount, or parcels
  • plotsSecret plans or storylines
  • tractsAreas or pamphlets

plat · surveyed · mapped · gridded · cadastral · layout · acreage · boundaries · staked · deeded

zoned

residential

Relating to housing

mixed-use · urban · rural · districts · land-use · development · planning · rezoned · permitted · restricted

fragmented

broken

Damaged beyond function

cracked · disintegrated · crumbled · piecemeal · disjointed · scattered · dispersed

Categories
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DIVISION vs. UNITY

subdividedunified

Combined into one

undivided · whole · intact · unsubdivided · unsplit

FRAGMENTATION vs. CONSOLIDATION

subdividedconsolidated

Merged into a whole

unified · merged · combined · united · whole

complexity/simplicity of structure

subdividedunpartitioned

Not separated into sections

unsegmented · undifferentiated · homogeneous · monolithic · singular

Family

subdivide, subdividing, subdivides, subdivider, subdividers, subdividable

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