Synonyms of milled

milled 1 of 2

adjective

as in pulverized

Related Words

• pulverized
• comminuted
• ground
• micronized
• triturated
• reduced
• mulled
• close-grained
• filtered
• levigated
• refined
• smooth
• pestled
• velvety
• buttery
• powdery
• ultrafine
• dusty
• superfine
• floury
• fine

Dissimilar Words

• grained
• coarse
• granular
• granulated
• sandy
• grainy
• gravelly
• earthy
• gritty
• unfiltered
• unrefined

milled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mill

as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles

a demonstration of how dried kernels of corn were milled in colonial times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crushed
• pounded
• powdered
• beat
• disintegrated
• pulverized
• ground
• crumbled
• grated
• atomized
• mulled
• comminuted
• smashed
• fractured
• brayed
• shattered
• broke
• crunched
• fragmented
• dashed
• kibbled
• splintered
• busted
• micronized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of milled

Verb

The grain is milled whole, with every part of the kernel intact, at Green Valley Farm and Mill the very same day it’s distributed to CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) members. — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Saldaña, Kidman, and the rest of the team milled about a romantic and moody bar as servers circulated with plates heaped with Sarti spritzes and caviar. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

In Windsor, with about an hour to go before the beginning of a news conference and ribbon cutting for the Gordie Howe bridge, guests milled around, sipping coffee from Tim Hortons, and kids played street hockey at the entrance to the bridge. — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 24 July 2026

Crowds of the curious milled through the gloomy building, seeking to view the body of the most notorious desperado of the year. — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Her home was built of cypress wood milled at her father’s sawmill; the family lived in the Everglades and near the Seminole Tribe of Florida. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

The sea of yellow applauding the efforts of the dejected Brazilian players who milled about, seemingly unwilling to accept that a match that took so long to really get going was over so quickly. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026

One of the artists, 13-year-old Yoselin Pacheco Ruiz, seemed particularly pleased as students and adults milled about. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026