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

For decades, tangy, creamy and inventive concoctions defined the American salad bowl. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025

All of the clips were AI concoctions. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025

All of these things are indeed true in Einstein’s relativity, but the concept of relativity — which specifically concerns itself with the existence of an absolute reference frame — is much, much older than an Einsteinian concoction. —Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025

The cocktail menu is just as bountiful with concoctions like the Still Hot In Here (tequila, mint, passionfruit, pineapple, and lime) and Purpe Rain (gin, beets, honey, lime). —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for concoction

• decoction
• auction