concoction

noun

con·​coc·​tion kən-ˈkäk-shən 

kän-

plural concoctions

1

: something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients

an elaborate concoction

This concoction is a cross between hot chocolate and a grasshopper, a mixed drink that gets its minty kick from crème de menthe.

—Kim Steckler

… the disc offers quite an unusual concoction of old and new songs that are surprisingly cohesive.

—Jon Hetman

2

: the act of process of concocting something

One of these young men had a rare faculty in the concoction of gin-cocktails.

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms of concoction

• invention
• innovation
• creation
• product

Examples of concoction in a Sentence

the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

Recent Examples on the Web

My favorite cocktail was Feelin’ Feverish, a lovely concoction of Absolut Mandrin vodka, Fever-Tree blood orange ginger beer, St-Germain, and lime juice. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

Some addicts learned to game the system by obtaining daily allotments of hydromorphone pills—15 or more a day was typical—and then selling them to dealers in exchange for stronger fentanyl concoctions. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Make the most of your vinegar concoction’s effectiveness by spraying it along ant trails. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 July 2026

Although their Original White Sauce was created in 1925, the tangy vinegar-and-mayo concoction gained more prominence when it was bottled in the 1990s. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for concoction

• decoction
• auction