GRANULATED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

granulated

adjective

as in coarse

made up of large particles don't use powdered sugar in that recipe, use granulated sugar

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Recent Examples of granulated In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026 Turbinado sugar, also known as raw sugar, has crystals that are coarser and darker than granulated or brown sugar. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025

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Using clean hands or a pastry cutter, mash until the butter is fully incorporated and the mixture is coarse and crumbly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead of flammable mulch like bark or wood chips, use lava stone or coarse gravel around any shrubbery that is within 5 feet of the structure.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of coarse

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The same guidance notes that granular Slack-layer scoping by user, group or role has not yet shipped, which enterprises will need to evaluate as deployments expand.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
The following tracks only get knottier and denser, but Sweeping Promises never stops setting primal immediacy against granular precision and letting the sparks fly.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of granular

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Old chose slate floors for the kitchen to stand up to sandy feet and paws.

— Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
Golf carts dart around the island to drop guests at various outlets, but pathways are sandy, and there are steps to most of the restaurants, though beach rooms are all at floor level.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

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