particles

The word “particles” has 3 syllables: par-ti-cles

It's pronounced as /ˈpɑːtɪkəlz/


What is synonym and antonym for particles?

In the thesaurus, “particles” has 142 synonyms and 57 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for particles along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for particles

  • aces
  • assortment
  • atoms
  • bites
  • bits
  • bits and pieces
  • chips
  • clippings
  • crumbs
  • dabs
  • dashes
  • debris
  • doses
  • dots
  • drams
  • dribbles
  • driblets
  • drops
  • drops in the bucket
  • etcetera
  • flakes
  • flecks
  • flyspecks
  • fractions
  • fragments
  • glimmers
  • grains
  • granules
  • haets
  • halfpence
  • halfpennies
  • handfuls
  • handsful
  • hints
  • hodgepodge
  • hoots
  • iotas
  • jots
  • jumble
  • kennings
  • knickknacks
  • leavings
  • leftovers
  • licks
  • litter
  • little
  • medley
  • melee
  • minima
  • minims
  • minimums
  • miscellaneous paraphernalia
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mites
  • mixed bag
  • modicums
  • molecules
  • morsels
  • motes
  • motley
  • mouthfuls
  • nibbles
  • nips
  • notions
  • novelties
  • nubbins
  • nuggets
  • nutshells
  • oddment
  • oddments
  • odds and ends
  • olio
  • ounces
  • parings
  • parts
  • patches
  • patchwork
  • peanuts
  • pinches
  • portions
  • potpourri
  • rags
  • rays
  • refuse
  • remainder
  • remains
  • remnants
  • rest
  • rubbish
  • rummage
  • scatterings
  • scintillas
  • scraps
  • scruples
  • sections
  • semblances
  • shades
  • shadows
  • shards
  • shavings
  • shivers
  • shots
  • shreds
  • skoshes
  • slivers
  • smacks
  • smatterings
  • smatters
  • smells
  • smidgens
  • smidgeons
  • smidges
  • smidgins
  • smithereens
  • snaps
  • snippets
  • snips
  • sparks
  • spatters
  • specks
  • splashes
  • splinters
  • spots
  • sprinklings
  • strains
  • streaks
  • sundries
  • sundry items
  • suspicions
  • syllables
  • tastes
  • tatters
  • this and that
  • tidbits
  • titbits
  • tittles
  • touches
  • traces
  • vestiges
  • whispers
  • whits

Antonyms for particles

  • abundances
  • barrels
  • base
  • boatloads
  • bonanzas
  • buckets
  • bundles
  • bushels
  • chunks
  • cleanliness
  • core
  • deals
  • embarrassments
  • excesses
  • fistfuls
  • gobs
  • heaps
  • hunks
  • lashings
  • lashins
  • loads
  • lots
  • lumps
  • masses
  • messes
  • mountains
  • much
  • oodles
  • overabundances
  • overages
  • overflows
  • overkills
  • overmuch
  • oversupplies
  • passels
  • pecks
  • piles
  • plenties
  • possessions
  • potfuls
  • pots
  • profusions
  • property
  • quantities
  • rafts
  • reams
  • scads
  • singularity
  • slabs
  • stacks
  • superabundances
  • superfluities
  • surfeits
  • surpluses
  • volumes
  • wads
  • wealths

Meanings of particles

  • noun
    1. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
    2. Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.
    3. A word that has a particular grammatical function but does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech, such as the word to in English infinitives or O as a vocative particle.
    4. A part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection.
    5. In the Roman Catholic church, a crumb of consecrated bread; also the smaller breads used in the communion of the laity.

Example Sentences

  • The air was filled with tiny particles of dust that made it hard to breathe.
  • Particles of gold were discovered in the river after the storm.
  • He carefully analyzed the particles in the sample under a powerful microscope.
  • The experiment showed how different particles interact with light.
  • The cleaning solution removed all the particles from the surface.

On this page you'll find 199 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to particles, such as: abundances, aces, assortment, atoms, barrels, base, bites.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dabs

  • KOs
  • Renaissance men
  • aces
  • addicts
  • adepts
  • afficionados
  • aficionados
  • all-rounders
  • anoints
  • applies
  • artists
  • atoms
  • authorities
  • bangs
  • bashes
  • bastinades
  • bastinadoes
  • bats
  • batterings
  • beatings
  • beats
  • bedaubs
  • belts
  • besmears
  • biffs
  • bites
  • bits
  • blankets
  • blows
  • body blows
  • bops
  • boxes
  • brushes
  • buffets
  • buffs
  • busts
  • carpets
  • chips
  • chops
  • chucks
  • claps
  • clasps
  • clenches
  • clippings
  • clips
  • clouts
  • clutches
  • coats
  • cognoscenti
  • connoisseurs
  • consultants
  • counter-blows
  • counter-strokes
  • counterblows
  • counterpunches
  • counters
  • counterstrokes
  • covers
  • crackajacks
  • crackerjacks
  • cracks
  • craftsmen
  • crumbs
  • crunchers
  • cuffs
  • dab hands
  • dashes
  • daubs
  • devotees
  • digs
  • doses
  • dots
  • douses
  • drams
  • driblets
  • drops
  • drops in the bucket
  • drubbings
  • enthusiasts
  • experts
  • fans
  • feels
  • fiends
  • fillips
  • flakes
  • flecks
  • flicks
  • flyspecks
  • fragments
  • geeks
  • glimmers
  • grains
  • granules
  • grasps
  • grazes
  • grips
  • gurus
  • hacks
  • handfuls
  • handles
  • hands
  • handsful
  • haymakers
  • hints
  • hired guns
  • hits
  • holds
  • hooks
  • hoots
  • hotshots
  • iotas
  • jabs
  • jacks-of-all-trades
  • jams
  • jerks
  • jogs
  • jots
  • journeymen
  • kayos
  • kicks
  • knees
  • knockdowns
  • knockouts
  • knocks
  • larrups
  • lashes
  • layers
  • lays
  • lays on
  • lefts
  • lickings
  • licks
  • little
  • lunges
  • maestri
  • maestros
  • mantles
  • masters
  • mavens
  • mavins
  • meisters
  • minima
  • minims
  • minimums
  • mistresses
  • mites
  • modicums
  • molecules
  • morsels
  • motes
  • nibbles
  • nips
  • nubbins
  • nudges
  • one-twos
  • ounces
  • overlays
  • overlies
  • overspreads
  • palms
  • palpates
  • palps
  • parings
  • particles
  • parts
  • past masters
  • pastings
  • patches
  • pats
  • peanuts
  • pelts
  • picks
  • pinches
  • plasters
  • plumps
  • pokes
  • portions
  • pounds
  • professionals
  • proficients
  • pros
  • punches
  • pushes
  • rabbit punches
  • raps
  • rays
  • right-handers
  • rights
  • roundhouses
  • scatterings
  • scholars
  • scintillas
  • scraps
  • scruples
  • sections
  • semblances
  • shades
  • shadows
  • shards
  • sharks
  • sharps
  • shaves
  • shavings
  • sheets
  • shivers
  • shots
  • shoves
  • shreds
  • sidewinders
  • skims
  • skoshes
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slathers
  • slivers
  • slugs
  • smacks
  • smashes
  • smatterings
  • smatters
  • smears
  • smells
  • smidgens
  • smidgeons
  • smidges
  • smidgins
  • smithereens
  • snaps
  • socks
  • spanks
  • sparks
  • spatters
  • specialists
  • specks
  • splashes
  • splinters
  • spots
  • spreads
  • sprinklings
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • stingers
  • strains
  • streaks
  • stripes
  • strokes
  • sucker punches
  • surfaces
  • suspicions
  • swats
  • swings
  • swipes
  • switches
  • syllables
  • tags
  • taps
  • tastes
  • tatters
  • thrashings
  • thuds
  • thumps
  • thwacks
  • tips
  • tittles
  • touches
  • traces
  • uppercuts
  • vestiges
  • virtuosi
  • virtuosos
  • wallopings
  • wallops
  • welts
  • whacks
  • whams
  • whaps
  • whippings
  • whips
  • whits
  • whizzes
  • whops
  • wizards

damns

  • abhors
  • abominates
  • aces
  • adjudges
  • admonishes
  • anathematizes
  • attacks
  • beans
  • belittles
  • berates
  • bits
  • blacklists
  • blames
  • blasts
  • castigates
  • censures
  • chastens
  • chastises
  • chides
  • concludes
  • condemns
  • continentals
  • convicts
  • corrects
  • criticizes
  • crumbs
  • curses
  • dabs
  • darns
  • decides
  • decrees
  • decries
  • denounces
  • deprecates
  • determines
  • detests
  • diddlies
  • diddly-squats
  • disciplines
  • disparages
  • dispraises
  • disses
  • doodley-squats
  • doodly-squats
  • dooms
  • driblets
  • durns
  • excommunicates
  • execrates
  • faults
  • figs
  • finds
  • ghosts
  • glimmers
  • hates
  • hints
  • hoots
  • imprecates
  • iotas
  • jots
  • judges
  • knocks
  • lambastes
  • lambasts
  • licks
  • little
  • loathes
  • maledicts
  • mites
  • modicums
  • nips
  • opines
  • ostracizes
  • ounces
  • pans
  • particles
  • peanuts
  • penalizes
  • pins
  • punishes
  • rakes
  • raps
  • rays
  • rebukes
  • reprehends
  • reprimands
  • reproaches
  • reprobates
  • reproves
  • resolves
  • reviles
  • rules
  • scolds
  • scraps
  • scruples
  • semblances
  • sentences
  • shades
  • shadows
  • shreds
  • skoshes
  • slams
  • smidgens
  • smidgeons
  • smidges
  • smidgins
  • snaps
  • specks
  • spots
  • sprinklings
  • squats
  • strains
  • streaks
  • suspicions
  • syllables
  • tittles
  • touches
  • traces
  • upbraids
  • vituperates
  • whits
  • whoops

factors

  • agency
  • agent
  • agents
  • aid
  • alternates
  • ambassadors
  • antecedent
  • arbiters
  • arbitrators
  • aspect
  • aspects
  • assignees
  • attorneys
  • backups
  • bases
  • board
  • brokers
  • building blocks
  • cause
  • characteristics
  • circumstance
  • commissaries
  • component
  • components
  • compradores
  • compradors
  • conciliators
  • consideration
  • constituent
  • constituents
  • delegates
  • deputies
  • details
  • diplomatists
  • diplomats
  • distributors
  • divisions
  • element
  • elements
  • emissaries
  • envoys
  • facets
  • features
  • foreign ministers
  • fragments
  • go-betweens
  • influence
  • informers
  • ingredient
  • ingredients
  • instrument
  • instrumentality
  • intercessors
  • intermediaries
  • interposers
  • item
  • items
  • legates
  • liaisons
  • managers
  • means
  • mediators
  • members
  • middlemen
  • ministers
  • mouthpieces
  • operatives
  • part
  • part and parcel
  • part and parcels
  • particles
  • particulars
  • partitions
  • peacemakers
  • pieces
  • pinch hitters
  • plenipotentiaries
  • point
  • point men
  • point people
  • point persons
  • points
  • portion
  • portions
  • procurators
  • prophets
  • proxies
  • reliefs
  • replacements
  • representatives
  • reps
  • sections
  • sectors
  • segments
  • speakers
  • spies
  • spokesmen
  • spokespeople
  • stand-ins
  • sub-components
  • subcomponents
  • subs
  • substitutes
  • surrogates
  • thing
  • traits
  • understudies

haets

  • aces
  • atoms
  • bites
  • bits
  • chips
  • clippings
  • crumbs
  • dabs
  • dashes
  • dribbles
  • driblets
  • drops
  • flakes
  • flecks
  • flyspecks
  • fractions
  • fragments
  • grains
  • granules
  • halfpence
  • halfpennies
  • iotas
  • jots
  • kennings
  • licks
  • minims
  • mites
  • modicums
  • molecules
  • morsels
  • motes
  • mouthfuls
  • nibbles
  • nubbins
  • nuggets
  • nutshells
  • ounces
  • parings
  • particles
  • parts
  • patches
  • pinches
  • portions
  • scraps
  • scruples
  • sections
  • shards
  • shavings
  • shivers
  • shreds
  • slivers
  • smatters
  • smidgens
  • smidgeons
  • smidges
  • smidgins
  • smithereens
  • snippets
  • snips
  • specks
  • splinters
  • spots
  • strains
  • streaks
  • suspicions
  • tastes
  • tidbits
  • titbits
  • tittles
  • touches
  • traces
  • whispers
  • whits

wads

  • abundances
  • agglomerates
  • armies
  • balls
  • barrels
  • basketfuls
  • basketsful
  • beads
  • bevies
  • bits
  • blobs
  • blocks
  • boatloads
  • bodies
  • bonanzas
  • buckets
  • bulks
  • bunches
  • bundles
  • bushels
  • carloads
  • chips
  • chunks
  • clods
  • clots
  • clumps
  • crams
  • crowds
  • crumbs
  • crushes
  • deals
  • deluges
  • dollops
  • dozen
  • dozens
  • drops
  • droves
  • embarrassments
  • epidemics
  • excesses
  • fistfuls
  • flocks
  • floods
  • gazillions
  • globs
  • globules
  • gobbets
  • gobs
  • good deals
  • granules
  • heaps
  • herds
  • hordes
  • hosts
  • hundred
  • hundreds
  • hunks
  • jillions
  • kazillions
  • knobs
  • lashings
  • lashins
  • legions
  • loads
  • lots
  • lumps
  • masses
  • messes
  • million
  • millions
  • mobs
  • morsels
  • mountains
  • much
  • multiplicities
  • multitudes
  • myriads
  • nubbins
  • nubbles
  • nubs
  • nuggets
  • oodles
  • overabundances
  • overages
  • overflows
  • overkills
  • overmuch
  • oversupplies
  • packs
  • particles
  • passels
  • patches
  • pearls
  • pecks
  • pelletizes
  • pellets
  • pieces
  • piles
  • plagues
  • platefuls
  • plenitudes
  • plenties
  • plentitudes
  • plethoras
  • portions
  • potfuls
  • pots
  • presses
  • profusions
  • quantities
  • quite a bit
  • rafts
  • rashes
  • reams
  • redundancies
  • rolls
  • rounds
  • scads
  • scores
  • scraps
  • seas
  • sheaves
  • shiploads
  • sights
  • slews
  • spates
  • spheres
  • stacks
  • stores
  • superabundances
  • superfluities
  • surfeits
  • surpluses
  • swarms
  • thousands
  • throngs
  • tons
  • trillions
  • truckloads
  • volumes
  • wealths
  • yards
  • zillions

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