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 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 Fashion teams can compare cities and seasons as well as brands, side by side, and it can be done with a highly granular range of attributes — such as product type, color, material and print all the way through to fit, detail, trim, closure and tone. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Still, Netflix collected granular information about subscriber activity on its platform, the lawsuit says, including searches, pauses, rewatches, browsing and scrolling behavior and device information. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for granular

Recent Examples of Synonyms for granular

Adjective

Authorization and enforcement are almost always too coarse for what production actually requires.

— Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Advanced internal valves are specifically engineered to filter out high-frequency vibrations from coarse road surfaces.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 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

Sea turtles now nest on the secluded sandy beach that’s for all intents and purposes private, save for villagers occasionally visiting the small oceanfront temple for ceremonies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Peaks and valleys ranging from a light sandy color to a deep blueish-gray create an almost hypnotic landscape.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026