BEACHES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of beach

as in sands

the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up

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verb

present tense third-person singular of beach

as in grounds

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Recent Examples of beaches

Noun

Souleymane’s journey’s is sluiced by simple but touching scenes such as his bonding with his brother sewing and with grandfather praying and metaphorical shots of the wash of the ocean on Dakar’s beaches. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Located in Middletown, Rhode Island, this roomy residence is close to downtown Newport and the area’s wineries and beaches. — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026 Rounding it all off is a $7,422 quarterly association fee, plus convenient access to the nearby Malibu Country Mart, Cross Creek, Nobu, Soho Beach House, and local beaches. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026 The evacuations from around the seaside resort of Porto Germeno and other areas west of the capital included more than 250 rescued by boats from beaches. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The Pacific Ocean provides a different beach experience than the Southeast, with visitors coming for dramatic coastal scenery, broad sandy beaches, tide pools, and the town’s historic oceanfront promenade. — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 The craft can patrol near beaches for up to a week at a time, using acoustic receivers to listen for white sharks in the wild that have been fitted by scientists with tracking tags. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Fronting the Atlantic and the Gulf, Southern coasts from Virginia to Florida, from the Outer Banks to South Padre, have incredible beaches. — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Like many beaches here, the surface is pebbly, but the waters are clear and often relatively calm. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaches

Noun

Next to the lodging is a great cool-out restaurant right on the sands of the beach in Leon’s.

— Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2026
After more than a decade hugging the sands of Laguna Beach, Driftwood Kitchen and The Deck will close its doors this year.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 July 2026

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Verb

But all the while, Verma grounds this social chaos in a performance of genuine anxiety spirals, allowing the movie’s minor stakes to feel apocalyptic.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
Anchored by a surprisingly poignant motion-capture performance from Josh Brolin, the film, for the most part, pulls off the tricky balance of delivering sensational sequences and a catharsis that grounds the unimaginable stakes.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of grounds

Noun

Five years ago, the state created the Resilient Florida Program to help boost Florida’s efforts to protect inland waterways, coastlines, and shores, which all provide natural defenses against sea level rise.

— Jaclyn de Medicci Bruneau, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
The design reminded me of an upscale country retreat, one with the most beautiful coastlines in the Caribbean.

— Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of coastlines

Verb

That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
As is the case with the Delta Aquarids, the moon, only one day past full, unfortunately, wrecks any chances of getting any decent views this year.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of wrecks

Noun

The boat had initially departed Monday from Normandy shores and was being monitored by French rescue vessels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
From Ancient Greek Sandals to Christopher Esber, these foam footbeds and jelly straps can handle sandy shores and poolside splashes, while being some of the easiest shoes to pack up.

— Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of shores

Noun

Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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