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)

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