Synonyms for mix

verb

1. 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.

2. To confuse

   mix up, jumble, tangle; see confuse.

3. 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