ALLOY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

alloy

noun

ˈa-ˌlȯi

Definition of alloy

as in mixture

a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things brass is an alloy, consisting of copper and zinc

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Recent Examples of alloy Debbie Zildjian, who oversees the alloy process today, learned it from her father. — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 The station was made with minimalism in mind, and its durable ABS and metal build and zinc alloy give it a look so sleek that the other devices on your desk will be jealous. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Its heavy-duty mechanical hinges and titanium-alloy limbs can smash through cinder blocks—for industrial use or rescue scenarios, one hopes. — Amanda Loudin, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Companies processed heavy mineral sands from Australia, Brazil, and India, and hard rock from South Africa, to produce rare earths for tracer ammunition, steel alloys, cigarette-lighter flints, and, later, color-TV phosphors. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alloy

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Noun

Today’s recipe Many meatballs are made with a panade, often a mixture of white bread soaked in milk, which lends moisture to the final meatballs.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Add the rice and mix to combine, coating the rice with the green mixture.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of mixture

Noun

Original bucket of parmesan cheese blend is reused to store red pepper.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But still, many consumers have been sufficiently scared and still want to avoid them, even if replacement preservatives—like a blend of sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate, or benzyl alcohol—have far less safety data behind them than parabens.

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of blend

Noun

Together, these assets show how clean power can become a core part of a balanced and secure energy mix.

— H.E. Dr Abdulla Saif Al Jarwan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
For developers managing a mix of AC and DC loads, Inam says the device collapses a number of machines—including a rectifier, an inverter, backup power and energy management—into a single unit four feet square and 12 feet high.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mix

Noun

The TikTok Shop, eBay Live, WhatNot and other services have reimagined the concept of direct-to-consumer sales, allowing creators to transform the experience of unwrapping sports cards into an amalgamation of home shopping and playing the lottery.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The final design was an amalgamation of several others, incorporating embroidery on the collar and cuff, but excluding the chest embroidery in previous iterations.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of amalgamation

Noun

Rocket Lab also deleted joints in the first stage tank structure and increased the thickness of some sections of the carbon composite.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The rear tailgate skips the paintshop; its black finish is directly injected into the composite during molding.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of composite

Noun

Yet the combination of grievance politics, inter-generational unfairness and an inescapable sense of decline is what makes France feel so fragile despite its size and its still considerable strengths.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The combination of Chance downing teams inside the 10-yard line combined with a suffocating defense could be a recipe for success for TCU in the final half of the season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of combination

Noun

Coming in 2030 will be a proud fusion of iconic Kansas City brands and institutions, enabled by a partnership with Hallmark that starts with razing its headquarters to accommodate the stadium district footprint.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Their philosophy, as WWD made note, is a fusion of sacred geometry, biomimicry and cutting-edge technology and remains in the hands of Gaby Asfour, Adi Gil and Angela Donhauser.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fusion

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