Synonyms of concatenate

concatenate

verb

kän-ˈka-tə-ˌnāt 

1

as in to connect

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

concatenate several lists of instructions into a single master file

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connect
• integrate
• string
• combine
• couple
• interconnect
• link
• catenate
• conjugate
• compound
• chain
• join
• yoke
• interlink
• hook
• hitch
• weld
• interlock
• dovetail
• cord
• wire
• articulate
• intermesh
• fuse
• coalesce
• cement
• unite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separate
• disconnect
• split
• divide
• uncouple
• detach
• disunite
• unhitch
• unlink
• disjoin
• disengage
• disjoint
• part
• dissever
• sever
• cleave
• unchain
• rupture
• unyoke
• sunder

2

as in to string

to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread

the movie actually concatenates into one extended narrative several episodes from various books in the series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• string
• connect
• thread
• weave
• link
• join
• unite
• chain
• intertwine
• intersperse
• interlace
• interweave
• wreathe
• lace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of concatenate

And after that gets done, the next step is concatenating them to create a full adder, because that is the fundamental computing logic component. — Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026

Presidential Administrations, so often wildly divergent one from the other in tone and in political direction, are concatenated by this littlest nod toward God. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

During the check, the implementation executes a command to concatenate it with the email domain, without any checks for malicious characters that may be contained in it. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 1 July 2024

Most importantly, smell matters because all our senses concatenate and build on each other. — Wired, 2 Aug. 2022

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