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Another word for compound

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Verb

  1. To bring or come together into a united whole

    See also:

    assemble

Adjective

  1. Consisting of two or more interconnected parts

    See also:

    simple

Noun

  1. The result of combining

    See also:

    assemble

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Another word for compound

Modifier
  1. See also:

    complex

Noun
  1. See also:

    mixture

Verb

  1. To blend

    See also:

    mix

    join

  2. To complicate

    See also:

    intensify

    increase

    complicate

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Sentence Examples

  • I'm not sure we didn't compound problems.

  • Blinded by emotion, he made his way out of the underground compound without knowing where he went.

  • A chill descended over the desert compound as the sun set.

  • The compound was the eye of a storm.

  • We left the compound and got ambushed by people we mistook for refugees.

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