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

With that in mind, her brand’s serum cream features a formula packed with PHAs and balanced by soothing panthenol and squalane—a perfect concoction for hydrating and brightening skin all at once. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

People are smearing the electric-blue tincture on their face or drawing the concoction up in syringes. — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

And viewers’ mileage will certainly vary with this peculiar, fun little concoction on seclusion, connection and the need to belong that can’t hide its undercurrent of melancholy about the sorry state of a divided world. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

An herbal concoction of ginger, tea, mate, and eleuthero root, with a bit of citrus flavor and little to no caffeine, people drink it as a substitute for energy drinks or Gatorade. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for concoction

• decoction
• auction