Synonyms for mix
verb
To blend
blend, fuse, merge, coalesce, mingle, unite, combine, meld, cross, hybridize, interbreed, immix, admix, commix, intermix, amalgamate, incorporate, alloy, compound, agitate, commingle, intermingle, homogenize, weave, throw together, interweave, adulterate, infiltrate, intertwine, knead, stir, beat, fold in, whip, whisk, process, brew, suffuse, instill, transfuse, synthesize, infuse, saturate, tincture, shuffle, marry; see also join 1.
To confuse
mix up, jumble, tangle; see confuse.
To associate
fraternize, get along, consort with; see associate 1.
mix implies a combining of things so that the resulting substance is uniform in composition, whether or not the separate elements can be distinguished to mix paints; mingle usually implies that the separate elements can be distinguished mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; blend implies a mixing of different varieties to produce a desired quality a blended tea, whiskey, etc. or the mingling of different elements to form an inseparable or harmonious whole a novel blending fact and fiction; merge stresses the loss of distinction of elements by combination or may suggest the total absorption of one thing in another the companies merged to form a large corporation; coalesce implies a union or growing together of things into a single body or mass the factions coalesced into a party of opposition; fuse means to unite by melting together and stresses the indissoluble nature of the union
See mix in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
mix blend mingle merge amalgamate coalesce fuse 2
These verbs mean to put into or come together in one mass so that constituent parts or elements are diffused or commingled. Mix is the least specific: The cook mixed eggs, flour, and sugar. Greed and charity don't mix.
To blend is to mix intimately and harmoniously so that the components lose their original definition: The clerk blended mocha and java coffee beans. Snow-covered mountains blended into the clouds.
Mingle implies combination without loss of individual characteristics: “Respect was mingled with surprise” (Sir Walter Scott). “His companions mingled freely and joyously with the natives” (Washington Irving).
Merge and amalgamate imply resultant homogeneity: Tradition and innovation are merged in this new composition. Twilight merged into night. “The four sentences of the original are amalgamated into two” (William Minto).
Coalesce implies a slow merging: Indigenous peoples and conquerors coalesced into the present-day population.
Fuse emphasizes an enduring union, as that formed by heating metals: “He diffuses a tone and spirit of unity, that blends, and (as it were) fuses, each into each” (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).
See mix in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous:
admix, amalgamate, blend, commingle, commix, fuse, intermingle, intermix, merge, mingle, stir1. See assembleTo take part in social activities:
mingle, socialize. See group
phrasal verb mix upTo cause to be unclear in mind or intent:
addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. (Informal) throw. Idiom: make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl). See clear, feelingsTo take (one thing) mistakenly for another:
confound, confuse, mistake. See correctTo put out of proper order:
derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset. See orderTo draw in so that extrication is difficult:
catch up, embrangle, embroil, implicate, involve, suck. See free, participate
noun
Something produced by mixing:
admixture, amalgam, amalgamation, blend, commixture, fusion, merger, mixture. See assemble
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