Antonyms of verb fuse

1 of 4 senses of fuse

Sense 3
fuse -- (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)
       Antonym of defuse (Sense 1)
      => defuse -- (remove the triggering device from)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fuse

4 senses of fuse

Sense 1
blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge -- (mix together different elements; "The colors blend well")
       => change integrity -- (change in physical make-up)

Sense 2
fuse -- (become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature")
       => liquefy, flux, liquify -- (become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied")

Sense 3
fuse -- (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)
       => equip, fit, fit out, outfit -- (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities")

Sense 4
fuse -- (make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains")
       => melt, run, melt down -- (reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating; "melt butter"; "melt down gold"; "The wax melted in the sun")

Antonyms of adj fused

1 sense of fused

Sense 1
amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused -- (joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school")

INDIRECT (VIA united) -> divided -- (separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided")

Similarity of adj fused

1 sense of fused

Sense 1
amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused -- (joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school")
       => united (vs. divided) -- (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front")

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