Synonyms for comminution
Most common
crushing crumbling maceration pulverization trituration levigation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Pulverization — the breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles
pulverization, pulverisation UK, crumbling, crushing, maceration
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
Near-synonyms: maceration, crushing, pulverization, crumbling
Related words
- Word family
- comminute comminuted
Forms
- Plural
- comminutions → pulverizations, crumblings, crushings, macerations…
Example sentences
- crushing Ziri heard a lot of crushing noises in the area.
- crumbling Pepe felt his life crumbling down at his feet.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comminution | falling | |
| crushing | steady | |
| crumbling | rising | |
| maceration | falling | |
| pulverization | falling | |
| trituration | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- crushing2
- 9 letters
- crumbling3
- 10 letters
- maceration, levigation
- 11 letters
- trituration
- 13 letters
- pulverization, pulverisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crushing2 = 2 syllables).