Synonyms for subset
ˈsʌbˌsɛtsub·set

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1. subsetnoun

   Synonyms:
   ⊆, ⊂

   Antonyms:
   superset

2. subsetnoun

   With respect to another set, a set such that each of its elements is also an element of the other set.

   Synonyms:
   ⊂, ⊆

   Antonyms:
   superset

3. subsetnoun

   A group of things or people, all of which are in a specified larger group.

   We asked a subset of the population of the town for their opinion.

   Synonyms:
   ⊂, ⊆

   Antonyms:
   superset

Princeton's WordNet

1. subsetnoun

   a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set

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1. • Set

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1. List of paraphrases for "subset":

   sub-set, subassembly, sub-assembly, subgroup, sub-group, subrange, sub-unit, subsetting, sub-category, subcategory, subsample, sub-cluster, sub-element, sub-sample, sub-component

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1. subset

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How to use subset in a sentence?

1. Mike Pompeo:

   Our concern is with the malign actions of the Chinese Communist Party and specific individuals, not with the Chinese people, the graduate students and researchers who are targeted, co-opted, and exploited by the PRC government for its military gain represent a small subset of Chinese student and researcher visa applicants coming to the United States.

2. Chuck Carlson:

   The virus is, if not a diversion, it's something the traders are going to capitalize on, it matters, but it matters to a subset of the market, not with investors who are looking past the next 24 hours.

3. Todd Rosenbluth:

   This is a fund that doesn't have Google, doesn't have Microsoft. This is a wholly different subset of technology than most investors are familiar with.

4. Ken Duckworth:

   If you're a state policy director, if you're a mental health commissioner, if you run a health plan, you need to know this information. There's a whole subset of people -- caregivers, people with pre-existing conditions, people of color, essential workers -- these people are going to need mental health support, this is part of the human experience here that's happening to your fellow Americans.

5. Susan Gottehrer:

   These government policies have affected Black New Yorkers regardless of lineage. Excluding a subset of Black Americans would leave a significant portion of documented racial injustice completely unexamined.