GNEISSES Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word gneisses. (opposite meanings)

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Definition of GNEISSES

Best Opposite Words For GNEISSES


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	marbles				nounn
	noun • a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass) • the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
	basalts				nounn
	noun • the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
	conglomerates				nounn
	noun • a composite rock made up of particles of varying size • a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization adjective satellite • composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering
	granites				nounn
	noun • plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz • something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
	lavas				nounn
	noun • rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanoes; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
	limestones				nounn
	noun • a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
	sandstones				adjectiveadj
	noun • a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
	schists				nounn
	noun • any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
	shales				nounn
	noun • a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
	slates				verb, nounv, n
	noun • (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate • thin layers of rock used for roofing • a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers • a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices verb • designate or schedule • enter on a list or slate for an election • cover with slate