Synonyms for sand
sænd; Fr. sɑ̃d, sɑ̃sand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. sandnoun

   a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

   Synonyms:
   grit, moxie, gumption, backbone, guts

2. Sand, George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevantnoun

   French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

   Synonyms:
   grit, moxie, gumption, backbone, guts

3. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionverb

   fortitude and determination

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"

   Synonyms:
   mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, grit, mother wit, spine, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, backbone, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sense

4. sandpaper, sandverb

   rub with sandpaper

   "sandpaper the wooden surface"

   Synonyms:
   sandpaper

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sandnoun

   Synonyms:
   gravel, small pebbles

2. sandverb

   Synonyms:
   cover or sprinkle with sand

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1. sandnoun

   Synonyms:
   sandy soil, quicksand, syrtis, arena (Med.)

   Associated words:
   dune, downs, arenicolous, burst, sabulosity (sandiness), psammophilous, ammophilous, medano, eschar, os, kame, arenarious

2. sandnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Slang) grit, pluck, nerve, courage, fearlessness, audacity, spirit

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sand":

   sable, sands, sandy, sha, arena, sandstorm, sables, ostrich, berm, grit

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1. Erin Seney:

   We know this because the turtles are heavy and they leave very clear tracks and other signs in the sand, she emerged from the ocean, crawled up towards the landward part of the beach and attempted to dig several, several nests.

2. Deputy Eddie Joseph:

   We see a lot of drug and human smuggling you can see here the foot tracks in the sand. They’re probably a few days old.

3. Sony Pictures:

   1.Count Drac: It’s okay. We all get stomach aches, Mr. Bigfoot. 2. Count Drac: The sand, Murray, the sand! Always with the sand.

4. Las Vegas Assemblywoman Michele Fiore:

   What's regrettable is governing and forcing innocent people to be defenseless while allowing and inviting terrorists into our country knowing the murderous outcome, my strong message to you is its time Americans begin protecting America. Get armed, get trained get your head out if the sand and be prepared.

5. Angelo Squeo:

   The sand of Copacabana is so iconic, has given so much to the sport, that we owe it to the Brazilian people to hold it on that sand.