DIAMOND Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in gem

someone or something that is highly valued or admired With her rare all-round talent for sports, she was a diamond of a player.

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verb

as in to gem

to make more attractive by or as if by adding diamonds The ballroom soon filled with diamonded guests ready to dance.

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Recent Examples of diamond

Noun

For Arsenal’s fanbase that has waited 22 years for this, a diamond made from the very ground their players walked on might be the most fitting way to hold onto it. —

Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 The pair met on their sons’ little league baseball diamond years ago. —

Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026

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Astrochemistry could also benefit from the idea that diamonds in meteorites and rocks may form through cosmic particle irradiation, rather than solely through heat and pressure. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025 Now that Off the Wall has been elevated to diamond status, Jackson claims three such winners. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diamond

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diamond

Noun

The mountain makes a majestic backdrop for Gergeti Trinity Church, a 14th-century gem perched 7,120 feet above sea level.

— Lori Rackl, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Before Friday’s start, Severino appeared to be hitting a hot streak, surrendering more than two earned runs in just one of his previous six starts, including a seven-inning gem against the Los Angeles Angels on May 21.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026