amalgamations
Unions of parts
Amalgamations are combinations or mergers of separate elements into a unified whole.
The word appears most often in business contexts—corporate amalgamations bring companies together under single ownership.
More broadly, anything formed by blending distinct parts qualifies: The city's cuisine is an amalgamation of immigrant traditions.
The singular amalgamation refers to either the process or its result.
Metallic element mixtures
- compositesMaterials from merged components
- mixturesCombined unlike parts
- compoundsBonded element substances
- blendsCombined into unity
combinations · fusions · smelting · metallurgy · bonding · welding · soldering · bronze
Joining into unity
- hybridsOffspring of different types
- blendsCombined into unity
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
melting pot · crossbreeding · intermarriage · multicultural · diaspora · assimilation · integration · pluralism
Combinations or confederations
- federationsUnions of semi-autonomous states
- coalitionsAllied groups acting together
- confederationsUnions of sovereign entities
- leaguesTeam associations or distance units
alliances · partnerships · unifications · consolidations · integrations · collaborations · associations · collectives
Corporate consolidations
- conglomeratesLarge diversified corporations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- consolidationsUnifications into wholes
- takeoversGaining control of companies
holdings · subsidiaries · synergies · buyouts · incorporations · joint ventures · parent companies · spin-offs
Hinged suitcases, two compartments
- blendsCombined into unity
- coinagesNewly created words
- neologismsNewly invented words
- contractionsShortened word forms
mashups · franglais · loanwords · borrowings · hybrids · word formation · morphology · compounding
alloys
Metallic element mixtures
- compositesMaterials from merged components
- mixturesCombined unlike parts
- compoundsBonded element substances
blends · combinations · fusions · smelting · metallurgy · bonding · welding · soldering · bronze · brass
fusion
Joining into unity
- hybridsOffspring of different types
- blendsCombined into unity
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
creolization · melting pot · crossbreeding · intermarriage · multicultural · diaspora · assimilation · integration · pluralism · cosmopolitan
unions
Combinations or confederations
- federationsUnions of semi-autonomous states
- coalitionsAllied groups acting together
- confederationsUnions of sovereign entities
leagues · alliances · partnerships · unifications · consolidations · integrations · collaborations · associations · collectives · cooperatives
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- conglomeratesLarge diversified corporations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- consolidationsUnifications into wholes
takeovers · holdings · subsidiaries · synergies · buyouts · incorporations · joint ventures · parent companies · spin-offs · monopolies
portmanteaus
Hinged suitcases, two compartments
- blendsCombined into unity
- coinagesNewly created words
- neologismsNewly invented words
contractions · mashups · franglais · loanwords · borrowings · hybrids · word formation · morphology · compounding · clipping
- business consolidationmerger, mergers, acquisition, acquisitions, takeover
- clumpsclumps, lumps, blobs, globs, gobs
amalgamationsseparations
Acts of dividing apart
divisions · splits · fragmentations · dissolutions · breakups
amalgamationsdifferentiations
Acts of distinguishing between
distinctions · diversifications · specializations · compartmentalizations · stratifications
amalgamationsfragmentations
Acts of breaking apart
disintegrations · dispersals · scatterings · splintering · atomizations