alloyed

adjective

as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances alloyed aluminum, containing either copper or silicon, is much stronger than pure aluminum for cookware

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alloyed
  1. polluted
  2. diluted
  3. dilute
  4. mixed
  5. blended
  6. contaminated
  7. impure
  8. adulterated
Adjective
  • Turner has pointed out that Santa Clara County, the heart of Silicon Valley, is among the most polluted places in America, while roughly a quarter of local families experience food insecurity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And humans and our behaviors are one of the biggest reasons our river water becomes polluted.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of polluted
Adjective
  • For mild nausea, massage a few drops of diluted peppermint oil directly on the stomach.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When leaders launch dozens of initiatives at once, accountability becomes diluted and teams struggle to distinguish the critical work from the merely urgent.
    — Basant Singh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of diluted
Adjective
  • Finally, the third recruits seaweed to gather minerals that are otherwise too dilute to chase.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • Clean and disinfect your pruning shears between working on each plant by dipping them into a dilute 10% solution of chlorine bleach water or rubbing alcohol.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
Definition of dilute
Adjective
  • Cardinal Health – The drug and medical equipment distributor moved nearly 2% higher following its mixed fiscal fourth-quarter results .
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the work provides evidence for a mechanism that could eventually help engineers make CO₂ electrolyzers more selective, potentially reducing the costs associated with unwanted hydrogen and mixed products.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of mixed
Adjective
  • After purchasing the property in 2020, the pair immediately got to work on transforming it into an oasis for their blended family.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a blended model, children may speak up to twice as much with AI tutors as with live teachers.
    — Dmitry Malin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blended
Adjective
  • Your veterinarian may also recommend a bath to remove contaminated feces from its fur.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Respiratory and neurological side effects can be symptoms in contaminated areas, which include headaches, tiredness, difficulty breathing and irritations of the eyes, nose and throat.
    — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of contaminated
Adjective
  • Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.
    — Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.
    — Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • Navarro, who pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in August, was sentenced Friday in Manhattan by federal Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil for being part of a conspiracy to distribute and administer adulterated and misbranded drugs for racehorses.
    — Stephen Edelson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2021
Definition of adulterated
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“Alloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alloyed. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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