ATOMS Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

atoms

noun

plural of atom

as in particles

a very small piece give me just one atom of information about the novel's surprise ending

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Recent Examples of atoms These uncoordinated atoms create electrical traps that stall the flow of current. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 Fission – or the splitting of atoms (usually uranium) – produces energy that heats a liquid (usually water) into steam, which then spins a turbine, generating electricity. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 The charge and light together seem to indicate a violent collision between an unknown particle and the nucleus of one of the detector’s atoms. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 The early quantum pioneers didn’t realize — at first — that the arcane math that strikingly captured the conduct of atoms had left the real world behind. — Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 On a microscopic level, potential energy is composed of all the interacting forces between the atoms and molecules that make matter. — Matthew Koss, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 Researchers have long thought plasma is only created from collisions between atoms with extremely heavy nuclei such as lead. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

That consistency matters because irradiation studies often use different temperatures, particles, and energy levels.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
While there is no water vapor, JWST has picked up hints of solid particles of crystalline water-ice.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of particles

Noun

The gains rely on a two-step method using two organic molecules of different sizes and shapes.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Decades of work have now identified specific molecules that lock memories into place, with the search for others underway.

— Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of molecules

Noun

Playing the helpful citizen, Martinez drove his literal truckload of ALPR bits directly to the Sheriff’s department, where he was promptly taken into custody.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
If using a Satsuma, peel it by hand, remove any particularly thick, stringy bits or pieces of pith, and then cut it into similar shapes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecks

Noun

The grains found by the team are calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs), which are thought to have formed during the first 200,000 years of the solar system.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Researchers are working to develop perennial versions of common annual grains like wheat, sorghum and rice, but the work is slow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of grains

Noun

Alcaraz sensed the dip and sent him running east and west along the baseline, breaking him for the first time since late in the first set by outlasting him on one of those corner-to-corner scraps.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Historically, retail investors got IPO scraps as companies focused on getting shares into the hands of patient institutions, but that’s changing.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scraps

Noun

But online, snippets of the Ontario fire videos are being shared, fueling grievances over the growing cost of living and stagnant wages.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The company is working on smart home gadgets, robots, AirPods with AI cameras, and other new categories of devices, according to reports as well as snippets recently found in a beta version of MacOS.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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