Synonyms for admixture
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
1. Mixture
Definitions
- n. 1
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
The admixture of vanilla extract in the dough improved the pastries' flavor.
Related words
- Word family
- admix
Forms
- Plural
- admixtures → mixtures, mixings, mixes, commixtures…
Choose the right word
Adulteration, debasement, and deterioration are always used in the bad sense; admixture is neutral, and may be good or bad; alloy is commonly good in the literal sense.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- mix Mix two parts of rum with one part of lemon juice.
- mixture Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
- mixing I hate French-Berber or Arabic-Berber code mixing.
- tinge I feel a tinge of sadness taking all over my mind.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| admixture | falling | |
| mix | rising | |
| mixture | falling | |
| mixing | steady | |
| commixture | falling | |
| tinge | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- mix1
- 4 letters
- dash1
- 5 letters
- spice1, alloy2, smack1, tinge1
- 6 letters
- mixing2
- 7 letters
- mixture2
- 10 letters
- commixture
- 12 letters
- intermixture
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alloy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- adjuvant