ALLOYED Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Kevin, now 67, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about two and a half years ago and attributes his diagnosis to his polluted three-month post in the Persian Gulf.

— WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Until now, businesses have not had to reduce the polluted water that flows into drains, and the costs of cleanup efforts have fallen to cities and counties, said Sean Bothwell, executive director of California Coastkeeper Alliance.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of polluted

Adjective

What to Use Instead of Vinegar While using diluted vinegar here and there in a pinch likely won’t ruin your floors, there are much safer ways to clean laminate.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
While effective in many respects, that structure created handoffs that slowed development and diluted accountability.

— Peter High, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of diluted

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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

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That trade-off never went away; it just became formalized over time into beam cutoffs, alignment standards, and eventually modern photometric rules that try (with mixed success) to balance visibility for the driver against glare for everyone else.

— Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Citi cut its price target on Linde to $580 from $600 after mixed second-quarter earnings Friday morning.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of mixed

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In our demonizing present, the story of such a pioneering truth-teller speaks powerfully to the needs of our blended American future.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Baker, and Latimore explained to THR how the blended family of raising six children between them and Tiffany impacts this final season.

— Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Definition of blended

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Over half of the surfaces were found to have high enough levels of bacteria, yeast or mold to put someone at risk for infection, with the headrest the most contaminated area.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Beyond the contaminated water, Detwiler says, they're linked to frequent illness outbreaks and can be notoriously difficult to trace back to their source.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of contaminated

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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

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