combo

Package of items

Combo is short for combination, typically referring to a grouped set offered together.

In restaurants, a combo meal bundles items at a reduced price: I'll have the burger combo.

In music, a combo is a small jazz or dance band.

In video games, a combo is a rapid sequence of attacks chained together for extra damage.

The word keeps its casual, clipped feel across all uses.

meal

value meal

Bundled food at discount

drink · fries · upsized · drive-thru · fast food · special · platter · basket · number · menu

combination

blend

Combine into mixture

fusion · amalgamation · synthesis · merger · union · integration · meld · pairing · coupling · medley

sequence

chain

Linked segments forming length

  • stringSlender fiber or character sequence
  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • streakUnbroken series

succession · consecutive · progression · inputs · commands · keystrokes · moves · hits · multiplier · finisher

strategy

tactics

Methods to achieve goals

counter · punish · mixup · pressure · reads · spacing · approach · bait · trap · followup

Categories
Opposites
unity/bundling

comboseparate

To set apart

à la carte · separation · single · standalone · unbundled

multiplicity

combosingle

One in number

solo · one · individual · lone · solitary

relationship/cooperation

comboopposition

Active resistance or dissent

antagonism · conflict · mismatch · clash · discord

Phrases
Family

combine, combined, combination, combos, recombine, uncombined, recombination, combinatorial, combinatorics

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G