BEACHES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of beach

as in sands

the usually sandy or gravelly land bordering a body of water she loves walking along the beach, looking for shells that the waves cast up

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verb

present tense third-person singular of beach

as in grounds

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Recent Examples of beaches

Noun

In 2025, Kuznietsov was arrested by Italian police in Rimini – a city in northern Italy known for its sandy beaches and Roman landmarks – and later extradited to Germany. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Shark sightings at Southern California beaches have surged this year. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Also, there is a moderate risk for rip currents at area beaches. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 Many Chicagoans who had the Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day holiday off headed to the city's beaches. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Baywatch is, of course, the globally recognizable show about lifeguards patrolling the beaches of LA and Hawaii, which three decades ago made heroes of its stars and creators. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 While the Amalfi Coast’s dirty little secret is its lack of beaches (which become jam-packed come high season), Borgo Santandrea comes with a fabulous private one—and a chic beach club for its guests. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Florida has its own outdoor appeal, from beaches to freshwater springs, but its flat terrain offers less variety, which may matter more as Americans stay active later in life. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 Bettis soon became part of the small army of women wearing headphones that gathers at least once a month—sometimes more often—on beaches and trails across Southern California. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for beaches

Noun

So companies import the heavy mineral sands; separate out various profitable concentrates, including the monazite mineral concentrate; and then process the monazite concentrate to recover the rare-earths.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
As with their other current CBS hit Elsbeth — and unlike their more creatively unconventional streaming shows The Good Fight and Evil — Cupertino sands down some of the Kings’ jagged edges, aiming for something cuter.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of sands

Verb

Sézane’s Bridget grounds the silhouette in glossy black leather, with a streamlined knee-high construction that works particularly well against oversized tailoring and fluid skirts.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Tart Deco mixes black cherry, rose, and mimosa, then grounds them with birchwood, vetiver, and vanilla.

— Ethan Stone October 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of grounds

Noun

But ghost forests have expanded past silver screens and into coastlines across the country.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026
The department advised Americans near affected coastlines to move to higher ground and warned that strong currents and unpredictable surges could occur.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of coastlines

Verb

If checking your score reliably wrecks your morning, the device isn’t working for you.

— J. David Creswell, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Definition of wrecks

Noun

Many other countries and even continents would kill to have this level of ingenuity on their shores.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Several merchant ships carrying grain and other civilian cargo were struck by drones – widely viewed as Russian – off the shores of two NATO members, Bulgaria and Romania.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of shores

Noun

Say ciao to the Roman Coast With so many coasts, coves and fishing villages to choose from in Italy, the Roman coast is not often the first place people mention for a beach holiday.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Beach Hazards Statements remain in effect for the Oregon north, central, and southern coasts, as well as the south Washington coast.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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