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Atomic
/əˈtɒm.ɪk/
Synonyms for "atomic" (86 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: nuclear, a certain, an, any, any one.
- Sentence evidence is available for atomic, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "atomic".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "atomic"
Keep "atomic" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "atomic" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "atomic", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "atomic" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
2 entriesphysical propertyscientific descriptor
More specific
4 entriesatomic bondsatomic nucleusatomic orbitalsatomic transitions
Collocations
6 entriesatomic bombatomic energyatomic massatomic nucleusatomic numberatomic theory
Inflections
2 entriesmore atomicmost atomic
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 35 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- ذَرِّيّ adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- نَوَوِيّ adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Belarusian
1 entries- а́тамны adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Brazilian Portuguese
1 entries- atômico adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Bulgarian
1 entries- а́томен adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Catalan
1 entries- atòmic adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 原子 adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Czech
1 entries- atomový adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Dutch
3 entries- atomair adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- atoom- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- kern- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Esperanto
1 entries- atoma adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
European Portuguese
1 entries- atómico adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Finnish
4 entries- atominen adj (unable to be split)
- jakamaton adj (unable to be split)
- perus- adj (unable to be split)
- ydin- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
French
4 entries- atomique adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- atomique adj (unable to be split)
- indivisible adj (unable to be split)
- nucléaire adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Galician
1 entries- atómico adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Georgian
1 entries- ატომური adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
German
2 entries- Atom- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- atomar adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Greek
2 entries- ατομικός adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- ατομικός adj (unable to be split)
Hebrew
1 entries- אָטוֹמִי adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Hindi
1 entries- नाभिकीय adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Ido
1 entries- atomala adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Italian
1 entries- atomico adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Japanese
1 entries- 原子の adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Korean
1 entries- 원자 adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Norman
2 entries- atonmique adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- atonmique adj (unable to be split)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- atom- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Persian
1 entries- اتمی adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Polish
1 entries- atomowy adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Portuguese
1 entries- nuclear adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Russian
1 entries- а́томный adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- àtōmskī adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- атомски adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Slovene
1 entries- atómski adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Spanish
1 entries- atómico adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Swedish
4 entries- atom- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
- atomisk adj (unable to be split)
- atomär adj (unable to be split)
- kärn- adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Ukrainian
1 entries- а́томний adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Welsh
1 entries- atomig adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַטאָמיש adj (of, or employing nuclear energy or processes)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
We are in the era of atomic energy.
Source: tatoeba (22976)
Let us stop to think how much we depend upon atomic energy.
Source: tatoeba (23518)
Science produced the atomic bomb.
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Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "atomic"?
Closest matches include nuclear, a certain, an, any, any one.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "atomic"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.