Synonyms for fuse
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Blend
blend, coalesce, meld, stick together, merge, melt, co-mingle, combine, mix, unite, intermix, dissolve, integrate, amalgamate, flux, liquefy, intermingle, homogenize, homogenise UK, consolidate, embody, conflate, immix
Noun
Other
detonator, safety fuse, match dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To furnish with a fuse, to install a fuse on.
- n. 1
A wick or cord used to convey flame to gunpowder, a bomb, or similar explosive.
Related words
- Phrases
- blow a fuse resettable fuse safety fuse short fuse
- Other spellings
- fuze
Example sentences
- melt Powdered snow is hard to melt and piles up easily.
- meld Your religion does not really meld with nature.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fuse | steady | |
| melt | steady | |
| meld | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, mix1
- 4 letters
- melt1, flux1, meld1
- 5 letters
- match1, blend1, unite2, merge1, smelt1, comix, fusee, immix, fuzee
- 6 letters
- primer2, embody3
- 7 letters
- combine2, priming2, liquefy3
- 8 letters
- dissolve2, coalesce3, conflate2, intermix3
- 9 letters
- integrate3, detonator4
- 10 letters
- amalgamate4, homogenize4, homogenise
- 11 letters
- consolidate4, intermingle4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unite2 = 2 syllables).