Synonyms & related words for clastic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of clastic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to clastic

Explore words related to clastic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pelite, sedimentary, basanite, cherty, detrital, brecciated, stratigraphy, tephrite. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does clastic come from?

The word clastic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: clast, from Greek klastos (“broken”); and -ic, from Greek -ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.