GRAINS Synonyms: 146 Similar and Opposite Words

grains

noun

plural of grain

as in specks

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

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as in temperaments

one's characteristic attitude or mood cheating, even on my income taxes, goes against my grain

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Recent Examples of grains Roach thinks similarly, noting that multigrain bread may offer various types of grains, and therefore different vitamins and minerals. — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 19 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 The main studio is Room 1, and all the contestants start there, competing to accurately count the grains in a bag of rice. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026 Sauces complement proteins, elevate vegetables and season grains. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 There, a holiday somewhere hot and indistinct, the only clear memory compressed into the feeling of rough grains of sand studding her feet. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

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Noun

Six months later, there was hope of reconciliation as sovereignty talks opened between the governments over the specks in the ocean that had been part of the British Empire for more than a century.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Bellinger, once a babyface, now sports some light specks of gray.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of specks

Noun

Cinema is the great compensatory art, the one that artistic temperaments frustrated by the practice of a classical art form turn to when there’s no other outlet left.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Species with different temperature preferences, growth rates, or temperaments may compete for resources or create stress for one another.

— Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 9 July 2026

Definition of temperaments

Noun

Road dust is an issue because fine particles generated from traffic can get into residents’ lungs and cause respiratory issues, and the dust also reduces visibility, which can lead to accidents.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
These fiery particles seek out the smallest vulnerabilities, lodging in gutters, slipping through attic vents or settling into dry debris near your home.

— Neil Collins, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Definition of particles

Noun

Voices were raised and tempers ran high, dividing GOP lawmakers over the Iran war and a major election reform bill called the SAVE America Act, multiple attendees told reporters.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Fewer fouls but more red cards This summer’s tournament has been played in good spirit, with tempers rarely flaring and challenges remaining fairly clean across the opening 48 games.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of tempers

Noun

One image of her right knee showed flecks of blue plastic that prosecutors said came from an inflatable pool Burke used to collect blood while dismembering her body.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Someone unfamiliar with salt bread might even suspect a major baking error, seeing a questionably smooth croissant that entirely missed the lamination process, adorned with only a few flecks of salt acting as its saving grace.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of flecks

Noun

The juvenile then ate the smaller bits of sunfish that had exploded due to the impact, while the adults fed on what remained of the body, but did not consume the smaller sunfish fragments.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Advertisement One of the film’s comedic bits is your character and Jake Johnson’s character playing against a team in which both players grunt loudly on the court.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of bits

Noun

The increase in gray divorces might start to plateau when millennials – who got married under very different circumstances and social attitudes than their predecessors – start aging into retirement, said Park.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Instead, the Takaichi criticism reflects a gradual shift in attitudes towards work and gender roles, especially among younger Japanese, Brown says.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026

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