Synonyms of atomize

atomize

verb

ˈa-tə-ˌmīz 

as in to grind

to reduce to fine particles

this medication for athlete's foot is atomized so that it can be sprayed on from an aerosol can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grind
• crush
• pound
• disintegrate
• beat
• powder
• pulverize
• mill
• comminute
• crumble
• mull
• smash
• bray
• grate
• shatter
• fragment
• fracture
• break
• splinter
• crunch
• dash
• kibble
• bust
• micronize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of atomize

Maybe a sleek ship is being chased by enemy fighters through a dense asteroid field, and one of them smashes into a massive space rock and is explosively atomized. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026

The team used a micro-dispenser that emits minute droplets of liquid fragrance, along with ultrasound waves to atomize those droplets into a fine mist. — Shirl Leigh march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026

The internet has atomized some of the conservative movement’s culture—support for Israel within the Republican Party has been sustained in large part by voters’ embeddedness in evangelical church life. — Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026

To accomplish this, Licklider proposed atomizing books into discrete blocks of information — exactly as Otlet had suggested more than half a century before, but now assisted by digital tools rather than index cards. — Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026