SANDED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in scraped

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verb

past tense of sand

as in rubbed

to make smooth by friction painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house

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Recent Examples of sanded

Adjective

Or scrape out the grout and regrout it with a sanded grout mixture. — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

Whatever marks that remain after pulling the supports away and curing the parts are easily ground or sanded away. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 The craftsmanship is on full display, as each spindle is made from solid wood and hand-sanded a few times to show the thorough detailing. — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 13 Oct. 2026 Video of the restoration showed the new star, at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, being buffed, sanded and repainted. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 But everything around it needed to be sculpted, sanded and polished by hand. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Compared to the more flawed Sherlock Holmes or James Bond — two other literary heroes whose various screen iterations have often, albeit not always, sanded down their complexities — Reacher is barely a character at all. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 So that’s a long time for the edges to get sanded off and turned into these happy folkloric stories. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 Paint can be stripped or sanded down and stained so the natural wood of these pieces can really shine. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026 The denim may have never been worn but it is stonewashed, sanded, chemically faded or laser-treated to look like it. — ABC News, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanded

Adjective

The top is a thick slab of sandblasted acrylic that lends the surface a serene luminosity.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
The standard Hornbill blade uses a micro-sandblasted treatment, creating an even matte surface that is understated and resistant to fingerprints.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026

Definition of sandblasted

Verb

The bird is brined, steeped in two separate marinades, rubbed with jerk paste, then smoked low and slow over pimento wood imported from Jamaica.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Cameron was clearly upset, and walked off after his chat with Julianne as Burgess rubbed his back.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rubbed

Adjective

Snacky Autumn Harvest Sweet & Salty Snack Mix This snack mix has some highlights—mini Reese’s dupes and sprinkle-coated pretzels—and some lowlights.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
This past weekend, at the 2026 Academy Gala, Sarah Paulson wore another one of Davis’s paillette-coated dresses.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of coated

Verb

Not only is Robert Carlock and Sam Means’ NBC sitcom designed to squeeze in as many jokes as the human brain can process in 21-minute chunks, it’s also carefully paced and polished to keep those jokes as superb and surprising as possible.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
Her rich, raven-black shade was polished to a mirror-like shine.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of polished

Adjective

The three scoured data collected by the Chandra space telescope between 1999 and 2017 and painstakingly filtered out any random artifacts and other junk.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Recalling the English folk motif of the tree as possessing healing powers, a clump of soil dug up from an orchard in Lothlórien is used to replenish the scoured Shire.

— Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025

Definition of scoured

Verb

La La filed for divorce from the NBA star back in 2021, citing irreconcilable differences, according to TMZ, which first reported on the settlement Wednesday.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, according to federal court documents in Dallas.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Nov. 2026

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