Definition for Compounding:

• the act of combining things to form a new whole

Synonyms for Compounding:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • combining,
  • compounding,
  • combination.
  •duplication (noun)
  • multiplication.

• v.

  •combining (verb)
  • Conglomerating,
  • assembling,
  • Amalgamating,
  • Incorporating,
  • Infusing,
  • brewing,
  • Concocting,
  • blending,
  • composing,
  • mixing,
  • Fusing.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • change of integrity,
  • recurrence,
  • Manifolding,
  • reduplification.
  •Other relevant words:
  • abatement,
  • abeyance,
  • accumulate,
  • accumulation,
  • adherence,
  • adhesion,
  • affiliation,
  • aggregative,
  • alignment,
  • alinement,
  • amalgamate,
  • amass,
  • answer,
  • articulation,
  • assemblage,
  • assortment,
  • authorship,
  • blend in,
  • bond,
  • break,
  • breeding,
  • bringing up,
  • brotherhood,
  • cartel,
  • centripetal,
  • chemical compound,
  • chemical formula,
  • co-occurrence,
  • coalesce,
  • coalescency,
  • coincidence,
  • collecting,
  • collection,
  • colligation,
  • colonial,
  • coming together,
  • commingle,
  • complex,
  • composite plant,
  • conceptualisation,
  • conceptualization,
  • conciliatory,
  • concretion,
  • concurrence,
  • confection,
  • confederation,
  • conference,
  • conflate,
  • confluence,
  • confluent,
  • conflux,
  • congeries,
  • conglobation,
  • conglutination,
  • conjunctive,
  • connectedness,
  • connecter,
  • connective,
  • connector,
  • connexion,
  • consolidative,
  • constitution,
  • convention,
  • corporate trust,
  • coupling,
  • critical point,
  • crossroads,
  • cumulate,
  • dangling,
  • debase,
  • deduction,
  • deductive reasoning,
  • deepen,
  • dental amalgam,
  • desegregate,
  • desegregation,
  • disarray,
  • discombobulation,
  • elevation,
  • empire,
  • ever-changing,
  • expression,
  • fastening,
  • federal,
  • flexible,
  • flux,
  • fond regard,
  • fosterage,
  • fostering,
  • fuse,
  • gather,
  • generation,
  • go,
  • hanging,
  • heighten,
  • hiatus,
  • hodgepodge,
  • homogenisation,
  • immingle,
  • immix,
  • integrate,
  • intensify,
  • intermingle,
  • intermission,
  • intermix,
  • interruption,
  • join,
  • jumble,
  • junction,
  • labor union,
  • legal jointure,
  • lift,
  • link,
  • makeup,
  • man and wife,
  • marriage ceremony,
  • married couple,
  • mass,
  • mating,
  • matrimony,
  • meeting,
  • meld,
  • mental confusion,
  • metal,
  • mingle,
  • miscellanea,
  • miscellany,
  • mix in,
  • mixed bag,
  • moderation,
  • motley,
  • muddiness,
  • musical composition,
  • normal,
  • north,
  • nuclear fusion,
  • nuclear fusion reaction,
  • nuptials,
  • nurture,
  • occasion,
  • optical fusion,
  • opus,
  • pairing,
  • paper,
  • pastiche,
  • patchwork quilt,
  • pattern,
  • pause,
  • penning,
  • photographic emulsion,
  • piece,
  • piece of music,
  • pile up,
  • portmanteau,
  • portmanteau word,
  • potpourri,
  • premix,
  • preparation,
  • propagation,
  • pudding stone,
  • rearing,
  • recipe,
  • report,
  • reprieve,
  • resolution,
  • respite,
  • result,
  • return,
  • root,
  • ruffle,
  • rule,
  • salmagundi,
  • sexual union,
  • shading,
  • shuffle,
  • smorgasbord,
  • sobriety,
  • solvent,
  • spinal fusion,
  • sum,
  • suspension system,
  • synthetic thinking,
  • temporary removal,
  • theme,
  • thickening,
  • tie,
  • times,
  • total,
  • totality,
  • trade union,
  • trades union,
  • trust,
  • typography,
  • unify,
  • unite,
  • upbringing,
  • variety,
  • wedding ceremony,
  • wedding party,
  • wedlock,
  • writing,
  • confusedness,
  • hymeneals,
  • spousal relationship,
  • joint,
  • physical composition,
  • photomosaic,
  • arial mosaic,
  • mix-up,
  • make-up,
  • tie-up.

Paraphrases for Compounding:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mixing, blending.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    conjugate, composition, combination, mixture, cumulative.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Producing, documenting, compiling, Complicating, Concentrating, Containing, Consisting, Comprising, mounting, impeding, deteriorating, Extending, exacerbating, Multiplying, strengthening, accelerating, Enhancing, augmenting, expanding, deepening, increasing, insert, worsening, piling, intensifying, fueling, arranging, heightening, growing, aggravating, escalating, assembling, Sharpening, add, Adding, Formulating, Enlarging, widening, dressing, focusing, focussing, Initiating, prepping, drawing, shaping, stoking, joining, leveraging, Boosting, spiralling, resulting, gearing, bringing.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    compound, compounds.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    compound.

Compounding Sentence Examples:

• " Then you would be compounding a felony," remarked a lawyer.

• Alfred became very quick at compounding prescriptions.

Hypernym for Compounding:

• n.

  • act
    confusion, unification, uniting, mix, commixture, conjugation, integration, jointure, consolidation, mixture, intermixture, attachment, interspersal, mixing, temperance, blend, blending, admixture, union, affixation, fusion, interspersion.

Hyponym for Compounding:

• n.

  • act
    change of integrity.