AMALGAMATION Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

amalgamation

noun

ə-ˌmal-gə-ˈmā-shən

Definition of amalgamation

as in amalgam

a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings

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Recent Examples of amalgamation Their amalgamation with the other color produces a degradation to which no lover of his country, no lover of excellence in the human character can innocently consent. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 Parenting isn’t a singular task, but rather an amalgamation of mindsets and duties that are integrated into the rest of life’s experiences. — Christian Dashiell Published, Parents, 18 June 2026 Boston’s tony South End is a wonderful amalgamation of a neighborhood that feels straight out of a European enclave. — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026 Widow’s Bay has its own such killer in the form of the Boogeyman, a kind of amalgamation of Halloween’s Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, the killer found in (most of) the Friday the 13th movies (a series that almost certainly wouldn’t have existed without the success of Carpenter’s Halloween). — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for amalgamation

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Noun

The escape, roughly 80 miles from Memphis, offers an amalgam of lakes, hardwood forests, and shortleaf pine ecosystems.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
Some amalgam of fan input, ticket sales, ratings, and media outrage determines what’s right and wrong, and this collective taste shifts more slowly than the behavior of front-office opportunists.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of amalgam

Noun

Don’t worry about the chunky look to the newer potting soil mixtures, as this provides good soil aeration.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The older visible-light observations were consistent with a mixture of ice and silicates, but once the JWST data points are added, no combination of materials and grain sizes could explain what the telescope has seen.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixture

Noun

Rooms Old Dutch Inn contains nine rooms across two floors, with a mix of king and queen beds, including one room with two queen beds, one that’s accessible, and two that can be interconnected.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
But good fiction requires novelists to step beyond niceness and toward some richer mix of curiosity and compassion.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of mix

Noun

Michigan diesel fuel daily trends Diesel fuel is the blend most commonly used in larger vehicles, such as commercial trucks and agricultural equipment.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Hahn is also the DJ of Linkin Park, the man behind the keys and record scratches that give the band its distinct blend of genres.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of blend

Noun

Limited to only 100 pieces, it is housed in the watchmaker’s proprietary Platinumtech—a patented alloy made from 95 percent pure platinum that is 85 percent harder than conventional platinum alloys.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) are the absolute rock stars of modern metallurgy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of alloy

Noun

For others, experience might create possibilities through fractional leadership, consulting, advisory work, teaching, coaching, board service, entrepreneurship or some combination.

— Angela C. Hill, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
That opened the door for the 12 states to flex their legal muscle to scrutinize the combination.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of combination

Noun

Call it a curse or call it destiny, Kardashian’s success is a fusion of Armenian folklore and the American dream.

— Marzia Nicolini, Vanity Fair, 19 Sep. 2026
His signature fusion of gore and glamor has caught him some flak over the years, most prominently around the romanticization of harrowing true crime events.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fusion

Noun

Showing here also presents McGirr with a much more authentic pedestal from which to project his new synthesis of all that acquired McQueen aesthetic lore with his own design identity—because both were forged in London.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Rankings and click-through rates are joined, and in some cases superseded, by share-of-voice measures such as brand mentions, algorithmic citations and real-time sentiment synthesis.

— Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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