GRANULAR Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

granular

adjective

ˈgran-yə-lər

Definition of granular

as in coarse

made up of large particles icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow

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Recent Examples of granular If a soil test reveals a lack of nutrients, add a slow-release granular fertilizer to fuel your garlic’s growth. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2026 Some of these include cross-app actions, granular parental controls, and contextual Siri. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026 Dillon wanders through his shelves, scrutinizing works by Walter Benjamin, Joan Didion, or James Baldwin and seeing, at a granular level, how writing achieves such profound effects. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Experts who discussed our analysis with us said the Stanford data may have gaps in reporting that may skew the results and that more granular data at the student level may be needed to show the true effects of these programs. — Ari Sen, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for granular

Recent Examples of Synonyms for granular

Adjective

Oils suit dry, damaged, coarse or itchy-scalp hair and overnight treatment.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Authorization and enforcement are almost always too coarse for what production actually requires.

— Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of coarse

Adjective

In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Turbinado sugar, also known as raw sugar, has crystals that are coarser and darker than granulated or brown sugar.

— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025

Definition of granulated

Adjective

On the Mediterranean side, Playa de Santa Bárbara is a wide sandy beach north of the border, with the immense Rock of Gibraltar rising to the south — a potentially spectacular foreground.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
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