Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun merging

2 senses of merging

Sense 1
merging, meeting, coming together -- (the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds")
       => convergence, converging, convergency -- (the act of converging (coming closer))

Sense 2
confluence, conflux, merging -- (a flowing together)
       => blend, blending -- (the act of blending components together thoroughly)

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

3 senses of merge

Sense 1
unify, unite, merge -- (become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge")
       => integrate -- (become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds")

Sense 2
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 3
unite, unify, merge -- (join or combine; "We merged our resources")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj merging

1 sense of merging

Sense 1
confluent, merging (prenominal) -- (flowing together)

INDIRECT (VIA convergent) -> divergent, diverging -- (tending to move apart in different directions)

Similarity of adj merging

1 sense of merging

Sense 1
confluent, merging (prenominal) -- (flowing together)
       => convergent (vs. divergent) -- (tending to come together from different directions)