Synonyms for blend
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1. blendnoun

   Synonyms:
   combination, portmanteau word, portmanteau, mixture, mix, frankenword

2. blendnoun

   To mix.

   Synonyms:
   mixture, combination, portmanteau word, portmanteau, mix, frankenword

3. blendnoun

   A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.

   The word brunch is a blend of the words breakfast and lunch.

   Synonyms:
   combination, frankenword, portmanteau word, mix, mixture, portmanteau

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1. blend

   Synonyms:
   mix, harmonize, unite, combine, fuse, merge, amalgamate, mingle, commingle, coalesce

   Antonyms:
   run, separate, divide, dissociate, confound

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1. blendnoun

   an occurrence of thorough mixing

   Synonyms:
   blending, portmanteau, portmanteau word

2. blend, portmanteau word, portmanteaunoun

   a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

   "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"

   Synonyms:
   blending, portmanteau, portmanteau word

3. blend, blendingverb

   the act of blending components together thoroughly

   Synonyms:
   blending, portmanteau, portmanteau word, shading

4. blend, intermix, immingle, intermingleverb

   combine into one

   "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"

   Synonyms:
   conflate, intermingle, coalesce, merge, flux, commingle, mix, intermix, fuse, go, blend in, combine, meld, immingle, immix

5. blend, go, blend inverb

   blend or harmonize

   "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

   Synonyms:
   blend in, pop off, operate, belong, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, commingle, choke, mix, get, rifle, drop dead, die, sound, get going, kick the bucket, run, function, lead, conflate, mix in, live, pass away, perish, run short, fuse, survive, croak, plump, move, extend, conk, fit, hold out, become, run low, immix, merge, conk out, break, proceed, last, decease, give out, break down, go, depart, meld, give way, hold up, snuff it, immingle, pass, combine, start, fail, locomote, cash in one's chips, flux, travel, work, endure, go bad, exit, intermingle, go away, live on, coalesce, expire, intermix

6. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergeverb

   mix together different elements

   "The colors blend well"

   Synonyms:
   go, conflate, amalgamate, mix in, blend in, immingle, unify, compound, commix, intermix, flow, merge, combine, mix, commingle, flux, desegregate, aggregate, intermingle, unite, coalesce, mingle, integrate, ruffle, meld, melt, liquify, fuse, immix, liquefy, shuffle

Matched Categories

1. • Harmonize
   • Mix
   • Neologism

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1. blendverb

   Synonyms:
   mingle, mix, intermingle, commingle, amalgamate

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1. blendnoun

   Synonyms:
   mixture, merging, fusion, assimilation, synthesis

2. blendverb

   Synonyms:
   intermingle, fuse, merge, combine, mix, assimilate

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1. List of paraphrases for "blend":

   mixture, mix, mixing, combination, blending, mixtures, melange, merge, combine, coupage, melt, blender, stir

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How to use blend in a sentence?

1. Coast Guard:

   An estimated 25,000 barrels of gasoline blend stock were loaded on each barge. An unknown amount of product has been released from the damaged barge, air monitoring is being conducted along the shoreline from Sylvan Beach to Kemah.

2. James Scott:

   In the United States there is a unique blend of patriotism indoctrination from the pulpit which blends establishment controls into the religious ideology. This way, to question the establishment is to question God, therefore one’s patriotism and salvation is contingent on their submission to the state.

3. Thierry Roland:

   We are adding selectively. It is about hiring people who are going to blend into the culture.

4. Temma Martin:

   Some experts even suggest playing a war movie to blend the sound from the TV with the sounds from outside.

5. Matt Schulz:

   Chain stores may be targeted more often because they're more accessible, offer greater anonymity and tend to attract more shoppers, large retailers often have heavy foot traffic, expansive layouts, self-checkout lanes and a wide selection of everyday essentials, making it easier for someone to blend in.