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

The city of Key West still allows cigar smoking on its beaches, including Smathers. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 New rules require hundreds of businesses to clean up runoff from large parking lots that pollutes creeks and beaches. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The region in southwest France is replete with vacation spots for tourists lured by soft-sand beaches, winemaking châteaux, some of France's largest pine forests and the historic city of Bordeaux, a UNESCO World Heritage site. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Many travelers speed right by on their way to the flashy amusements of Kemah or Galveston’s sandy beaches. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 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 The indoor-outdoor music venue with a roadhouse-at-the-beach feel is as much of a tradition as sandy beaches and ice cream cones. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Breaking waves will reach up to 10 feet along some south and southwest facing beaches and break points. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026 The location features five different beaches and offers 23 excursions, including a half-mile-long zip line ride that extends over the ocean. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaches

Noun

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
Santo Beach Resort & Spa is the island's flagship luxury resort, with all-inclusive service, direct beachfront access, and an expansive spa centered on Porto Santo's mineral-rich sands and seawater therapies.

— Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of sands

Verb

Shopping market editor Kate McGregor appreciates how the darker brown colorway grounds her mostly-white bedroom.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026
Lisa-Kaindé is the bleeding heart who whispers divinity into her lyrics, and Naomi grounds them with the beating pulse of her percussion.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of grounds

Noun

The National Weather Service has repeatedly warned of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf in recent weeks as multiple southerly swells battered the coastlines of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has been growing since 2011, dumping an increasing amount of seaweed along coastlines in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 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

Capt Hirams Resort is now a hot spot for multiple events, such as live music, crab boils, shows, game nights, mystery nights, fishing tournaments and conferences about real treasure hunts off the nearby shores.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
This time, with the money teams could offer him being equal and the roster stocked with four current and former All-Stars, LeBron again told the shores of Lake Erie thanks but no thanks.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 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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