grainy
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Synonyms & Antonyms for grainy
Synonyms
coarse, grained, granular, granulated
Antonyms
dusty, fine, floury, powdery, superfine, ultrafine
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This is all just speculation supported by some grainy videos and sneaky pics. — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello Saw Blink-182 and Had Some PDA in Florida," 29 July 2019 What about the inexplicably grainy, possibly staged photo of the pair sitting in an overgrown garden that was mysteriously released afterwards? — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, "Feeling Fed Up & Frustrated By The News Lately? Me Too," 28 June 2019 When Apollo 11 happened in real time, people back home could follow along with grainy, though exhilarating, video footage. — Edward Bell, Scientific American, "Mapping the Mission," 19 June 2019 Yet those old, grainy, black and white highlights of the Kansas Comet twisting opposing defenses into pretzels and lighting the Wrigley Field grass on fire still can make jaws drop and former teammates gush with respect. — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, "'This is real': Past glory collides with future dreams as Bears100 Celebration Weekend begins," 7 June 2019 The images were shaky (or maybe just our TV) and very grainy to watch. — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, "25 Great Moon Landing Stories from Popular Mechanics Readers," 20 July 2019 Private collection of Ravi Thumboochetty The few grainy black-and-white photographs date from a century ago. — Priya Chaturvedi, Quartz India, "The story of a female Indian violinist whose phenomenal career was cut short by fate," 16 July 2019 Some butters may get grainy if exposed to high temperatures, so remove from heat as soon as an even, liquid consistency is achieved. — Gemma Tarlach, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bounty of the bees extends far beyond honey for your tea - to lotions, balms and even drinks," 16 July 2019 The screens on these tablets are pixelated and grainy. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "A $50 tablet can handle the basics, but not much more," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grainy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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