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conflate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of conflate

1 to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

be careful not to conflate gossip with real news

Synonyms of conflate

confound, confuse, mistake, mix (up)

Words Related to conflate

lump (together)

misapply, miscall, misidentify, misname

Antonyms of conflate

difference, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, separate

2 to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout

the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not

Synonyms of conflate

amalgamate, blend, combine, comingle, commingle, commix, composite, concrete, fuse, homogenize, immingle, immix, incorporate, integrate, interfuse, intermingle, intermix, meld, merge, mingle, mix

Words Related to conflate

add, admix, beat (in), cut in, fold, stir, toss

coalesce, compound, emulsify

conjoin, join, knit, link, unite

intertwine, interweave, weave

Near Antonyms of conflate

cleave, disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce, part, rupture, sever, sunder

disperse, dissolve, scatter

detach, disengage, split

Antonyms of conflate

break down, break up, separate, unmix

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