TOWHEAD Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

towhead

noun

Definition of towhead

as in sandbar

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Recent Examples of towhead The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder. — James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020 An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach. — Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012 The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens. — J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007

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Noun

The unidentified juvenile was bitten while swimming in the preserve, and deputies said the victim and several other juveniles became stranded on a sandbar.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
The Lungomare runs along most of the 12km long sandbar, a pleasure island but also a UNESCO Heritage Site.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of sandbar

Noun

My first inklings of this came in random encounters with Chinese people, in bank lines, on trains, or on the sidelines of public events.

— Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Kyiv is split in half by the Dnipro River, with the right bank home to the majority of the city’s business centers, offices and government institutions.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

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On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits.

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Jumeirah Olhahali Island takes guests on a five-minute speedboat ride to reach a private sandbank at sunrise or sunset.

— Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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