SAND Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈsand

Definition of sand

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

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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

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Recent Examples of sand

Noun

For 1937, which is dominated by shades of green, blue, khaki, and sand, Cobos looked to Claire Denis’s Beau Travail (1999), a sensual psychological drama about French Foreign Legionnaires in Djibouti. — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026 Nick Prentiss, Bread founder and CEO For young apparel and accessories brands reliant on overseas production, shifting geopolitical sands present a constant moving target. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

The roughly 7,300-square-foot residence has been adapted for contemporary living without completely sanding away what came before. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026 Bass delves into the ease (or difficulty) of loving people in terms anyone could grasp, sanding down the uniqueness of Cyrus’s viewpoint. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sand

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sand

Noun

As a super El Niño intensifies in the Pacific Ocean, coastal beach erosion is devastating Southern California and beyond.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026
You may be forgiven for anticipating a potboiler climax when a lush hideaway with a private beach is concerned, and what occurs there is indeed juicy.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of beach

Verb

The discovery was made Wednesday in the Hickory Ridge area of east Charlotte, and responding officers report a man drenched in sweat tried to rub them down with garlic and bite them, according to an affidavit.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
True, but there are other issues that rubbed me the wrong way (sorry).

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of rub

Verb

Three outside law professors who reviewed the materials at the request of The Post said West Point's actions appear to violate the order issued by Judge Cathy Seibel in September that ended a lawsuit filed by a civilian professor at the academy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Joao Pedro Padua, a law professor at the Fluminense Federal University, said that Bolsonaro can file a lawsuit directly with the country’s electoral authorities or the Supreme Court, asking for the elections to be declared null and void.

— ELÉONORE HUGHES, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of file

Verb

The asymmetrical hemline of the sweater is right on trend and makes the whole look feel much more intentional, while the slouchy silhouette still looks polished enough for a coffee run after landing.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
Almost all of them seemed empty, like houses closed for the season, but a handful had signs of life—crewmen at the railings, polishing the brightwork, as if getting ready to leave.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of polish

Verb

For decades, junior accountants learned their trade by reconciling accounts, manually entering data, and grinding through the month-end close.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
This innovation—the mass manufacture of ammonia, vastly more efficient than scraping guano off remote islands or grinding mountains of bison bones—removed the most critical nutrient bottleneck in global agriculture.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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