Synonyms of grains

grains

noun

plural of grain

1

as in specks

a very small piece

just give me a grain of information about what to expect on the program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• particles
• flecks
• bits
• scraps
• molecules
• patches
• granules
• atoms
• mouthfuls
• crumbs
• snippets
• slivers
• motes
• fragments
• licks
• bites
• nuggets
• morsels
• scruples
• fractions
• nubbins
• drops
• flyspecks
• dribbles
• traces
• snips
• ounces
• parts
• portions
• shards
• dashes
• sections
• flakes
• pinches
• whispers
• minims
• streaks
• tastes
• mites
• nutshells
• tittles
• nibbles
• touches
• shreds
• chips
• splinters
• strains
• driblets
• halfpence
• spots
• clippings
• suspicions
• shavings
• kennings
• iotas
• tidbits
• smidgens
• dabs
• haets
• whits
• parings
• smatters
• aces
• ha'pennies
• shivers
• modicums
• jots
• smithereens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slabs
• chunks
• lumps
• quantities
• bushels
• masses
• barrels
• loads
• mountains
• volumes
• piles
• hunks
• buckets
• gobs
• pots
• stacks
• abundances
• heaps
• rafts
• deals
• pecks
• wads
• profusions
• scads
• wealths

2

as in temperaments

one's characteristic attitude or mood

cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temperaments
• tempers
• dispositions
• attitudes
• spirits
• minds
• natures
• hearts
• feelings
• habits
• personalities
• outlooks
• emotions
• modes
• frames
• viewpoints
• angles
• opinions
• tones
• perspectives
• notions
• veins
• beliefs
• sentiments
• passions
• inclinations
• strains
• humors
• sensitivities
• views
• identities
• standpoints
• convictions
• cheers
• expressions
• characters
• judgments
• persuasions
• mettles
• slants
• mind-sets
• sensibilities
• setups
• individualities
• self-identities
• selfhoods
• makeups

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grains

Brandon Gerrish, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension statewide small grains specialist, performs variety testing for grains across Texas. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026

Multigrain breads often combine several grains like wheat, oats, barley, or millet, with seeds like flax, sunflower, sesame, or pumpkin, but what’s key is whether those ingredients are listed as whole grains, Lorenz says. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026

Creating a list of meals for the week based on food groups – such as grains, protein sources, vegetables, fruits and dairy – can help ensure these items are part of each meal. — Minakshi Raj, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Sprinkle them on salads, pasta dishes, grains, and legumes, or add them to your favorite smoothie. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 23 July 2026

Turbinado sugar features larger grains that dissolve more slowly than white sugar, which allows the tea’s sweetness to build in a gradual way instead of all at once. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

One of the most popular and widely consumed ancient grains is quinoa. — Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026

An analysis of those samples revealed strange black grains of material that contained sugars, sugars have been detected in meteorite samples and a study from over 25 years ago even found sugar at the center of the Milky Way. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026

However, many bagels are made from refined grains, which lack the nutrients found in whole-grain bagels. — Cynthia Sass, Health, 15 July 2026