Synonyms for piece

noun

1. Part

   portion, share, section, bit, slice, division, part, item, lump, hunk, scrap, interest, lot, cut, allotment, end, remnant, quota, percentage, dole; see also part 1.

2. Work of art

   study, composition, creation; see art 2.

3. Musical, literary, or theatrical composition

   suite, orchestration, production, opus, song, aria, harmonization, study, arrangement, treatise, exposition, sketch, play, novel, thesis, dissertation, discourse, discussion, treatment, essay, causerie, article, paper, memoir, descant, homily, poem, theme, monograph, commentary, review, paragraph, criticism, play, drama, melodrama, pageant, monologue, opera, ballet; see also composition 2, 4.

4. Theatrical role

   part, lines, bit*; see part 3.

go to pieces

1. come apart, fall apart, break up, fail; see break down 3.

2. *quit, collapse, lose control;

speak one's piece