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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If one neighborhood is highly polluted but nearby communities aren’t, county-level averages would show an overall low level of pollution – even though the more detailed information would reveal a major problem to be addressed in one particular area.

— Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Mayflies lay up to 10,000 eggs in the water, and their nymphs can't survive in water that is polluted.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026

Definition of polluted

Adjective

If your oregano, mint, or other herbs have begun to flower, give them a hard haircut and a little diluted fertilizer.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
By contrast, brewing coffee takes several minutes, resulting in a lighter, more diluted drink.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

Definition of diluted

Adjective

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
But dwarf galaxies are smaller and colder, with more dilute and slower-moving matter.

— Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026

Definition of dilute

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Despite its mixed reception and the eventual drama surrounding its star, Karla Sofía Gascón, and the following implosion during awards season, it got nominated for best picture at the 2023 Academy Awards, and Vaccarello got close to Oscar glory.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Within individual subgroups, results are mixed and don’t show uniform, systemwide gains.

— Kendall Deas, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Definition of mixed

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Transfer syrup to a blender, process until very smooth and pour blended syrup through a fine mesh sieve.

— Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Her 2019 debut book, Fight Like a Mother, told how a stay-at-home mother of five in a blended family remade herself into one of the most dynamic forces in American politics today.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of blended

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Some of the ways a person can get infected is by drinking untreated water, washing or watering fresh produce with contaminated water, or swallowing contaminated water from swimming pools, hot tubs and lakes, according to Cleveland Clinic.

— Michelle Marchante July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Mark Levine, the city's comptroller, said this current cluster of cases is from a contaminated cooling tower, and not a water system.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 10 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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