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fine-grained

[fahyn-greynd] / ˈfaɪnˈgreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
delicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delicious delightful elegant exquisite fragile gentle graceful mild rare soft subtle tender
WEAK
aerial balmy breakable choice delectable ethereal faint filmy fine finespun flimsy fracturable frail frangible gauzy gossamery hairline muted nice pale pastel recherché select shatterable shattery slight subdued superior
Antonyms
STRONGEST
callous crude firm hard harsh healthy horrible loud ordinary rough strong tough ugly unpleasant violent
WEAK
coarse healthful heavy imprecise indelicate indiscriminating inelegant insensitive robust uncareful uncritical unscrupulous
ADJECTIVE
filmy
Synonyms
WEAK
chiffon cobwebby dainty delicate diaphanous fine flimsy floaty gauzy gossamer insubstantial see-through sheer tiffany transparent wispy
Antonyms
WEAK
clean clear nontransparent opaque substantial translucent
ADJECTIVE
fine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exquisite slender small thin
STRONG
flimsy gossamer light lightweight little loose minute powdered pulverized quality
WEAK
diaphanous ethereal filmy fine-drawn fine-spun fragile gauzy gossamery granular impalpable porous powdery threadlike transparent
Antonyms
STRONG
heavy substantial thick
WEAK
coarse crude rough unrefined
ADJECTIVE
firm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hard rigid solid stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding
STRONG
close compact compressed concentrated concrete condensed congealed hardened heavy jelled refractory set solidified
WEAK
close-grained dense impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic nonporous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
easy facile flexible nice pliable pliant soft unstable vulnerable weak wobbly yielding
STRONG
loose
WEAK
alterable changeable indefinite irresolute moving slack supple unsettled wavering
ADJECTIVE
incompressible
Synonyms
WEAK
close close-grained compact compressed concentrated concrete condensed congealed dense hard hardened heavy impenetrable impermeable impervious inelastic jelled nonporous refractory rigid set solid solidified stiff sturdy substantial thick tough unyielding
ADJECTIVE
pulverous
Synonyms
WEAK
diaphanous dusty ethereal exquisite filmy fine-drawn fine-spun flimsy fragile gauzy gossamer gossamery granular impalpable light lightweight little loose minute porous powdered powdery pulverized pulverulent quality slender small thin threadlike transparent
ADJECTIVE
pulverulent
Synonyms
WEAK
diaphanous dusty ethereal exquisite filmy fine-drawn fine-spun flimsy fragile gauzy gossamer gossamery granular impalpable light lightweight little loose minute porous powdered powdery pulverized pulverous quality slender small thin threadlike transparent

Example Sentences

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In Hover mode, the joystick provides fine-grained yaw control, allowing the BlackFly to execute its surreal pirouette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

They are about 3.5bn years old and are a type of rock called mudstone, which is fine-grained rock formed from clays.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

“The future of it is going to be more fine-grained, where you are taking back control in terms of what and who you want to hear,” says Gollakota.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2025

Drought, manifested by long periods of low soil moisture content and high temperature, leads to cracking in fine-grained soils, sometimes extending meters below the surface.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

Porcelain, a fine-grained translucent pottery, was invented in China around the 7th century A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.