Synonyms of sands

sands 1 of 2

noun

plural of sand

as in beach

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

sands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sand

as in rubs

to make smooth by friction

painstakingly sanded down the wooden floors of the old house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubs
• files
• polishes
• grinds
• sharpens
• scrapes
• buffs
• planes
• hones
• rasps
• edges
• smooths
• scours
• sandblasts
• burnishes
• shines
• glosses
• dresses
• whets
• regrinds
• strops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarsens
• roughens
• scuffs
• roughs (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sands

Noun

Cancun, Mexico's premier tourist destination since 1974, continues to captivate visitors with its pristine white sands, brilliant turquoise waters, and access to Mayan cultural sites. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The festival will take place on the sands of Santa Monica Beach, marking the first major music festival on the iconic coastline. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

Brackpool’s pitch was that by stockpiling water from the Colorado River under the Cadiz sands in years when a surplus was available and delivering it during droughts, the company could assuage the supply crisis confronting Southern California. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

The en suite bathrooms include a double vanity with stone tops from Karibib in Western Namibia, in a tone similar to the sands outside. — Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026

Take a ferry to Balos Lagoon and wade in its shallow waters, or explore Falassarna’s pink-flecked sands. — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Diana carves and sands every handle individually; Marlow weaves the heads, each one slightly different. — Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Whether here or at its sister beach club, the wide golden sands are the reason Italians have long flocked to this part of the Tuscan coast. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026

Florida's beaches are rightfully famous for their gorgeous white sands and blue waters, but for many visitors, the true treasure lies in the bounty lining the shoreline itself. — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 15 June 2026

Verb

Thorn cuts the pieces for his puzzle-style artworks, sands them, paints them, then glues them into a frame. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Sawdust sprays as Matt Sams meticulously sands the edges of a balcony railing that will soon be affixed to the front of a house. — Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026

Chapman sands his board occasionally to remove this top layer of funk. — Matt Fuchs, Time, 24 Nov. 2025