Synonyms of sand

sand 1 of 2

noun

ˈsand 

as in beach

often sands plural the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water

we went for a moonlight walk on the sands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beach
• shoreline
• coast
• shore
• seaside
• strand
• waterfront
• beachfront
• coastline
• seashore
• riverside
• seacoast
• seaboard
• oceanfront
• riverbank
• bank
• coastland
• littoral
• esplanade
• riverfront
• shorefront
• plage
• lido

sand

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verb

as in to rub

to make smooth by friction

painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rub
• file
• polish
• grind
• sharpen
• scrape
• buff
• plane
• hone
• smooth
• rasp
• gloss
• sandblast
• scour
• shine
• edge
• dress
• burnish
• whet
• strop
• regrind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rough (up)
• roughen
• coarsen
• scuff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sand

Noun

More than a century later, remains believed to be from the ship have continued to emerge from the sand. — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Engineering methods of the USACE aim to use sand and vegetation to shield areas from severe storm surges and flooding. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Verb

Video of the restoration showed the new star, at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, being buffed, sanded and repainted. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Crews would need to be lowered down to the waterline, sand off the rust, put on two coats of rust-preventative primer and then two coats of naval gray paint, according to Schuster. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026