Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb alloy
2 senses of alloy
Sense 1
debase, alloy -- (lower in value by increasing the base-metal content)
=> devalue -- (lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting")
Sense 2
alloy -- (make an alloy of)
=> blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge -- (mix together different elements; "The colors blend well")
Antonyms of adj alloyed
2 senses of alloyed
Sense 1
alloyed -- ((used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element)
INDIRECT (VIA impure) -> pure -- (free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen")
Sense 2
alloyed -- ((used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property)
INDIRECT (VIA blended) -> unblended -- (not blended or mixed together)
Similarity of adj alloyed
2 senses of alloyed
Sense 1
alloyed -- ((used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element)
=> impure (vs. pure) -- (combined with extraneous elements)
Sense 2
alloyed -- ((used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property)
=> blended (vs. unblended) -- (combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable)