Combination
Combination noun - A distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things.
Usage example: a victory that was due to a combination of luck and planning
Ingredient is an antonym for combination.
Ingredient
Ingredient noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.
Usage example: one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar
Combination is an antonym for ingredient.
How words are described
| rare | rare combination | rare ingredient |
| special | special combination | special ingredient |
| particular | particular combination | particular ingredient |
| common | common combination | common ingredient |
| Other adjectives: specific, perfect, certain, single, potent, actual, wrong, unfortunate, bad, secret, key, new, unique, final, deadly, lethal, random, odd, bizarre. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- A compounding pharmacy called Imprimis Pharmaceuticals announced that they would be making a new combination medicine that includes the active ingredient in Darapim — and sell it for $1 a pill.
Source: Humiliation Conga / Real Life -
While not a Cordon Bleugh ingredient combination (by virtue of having only one ingredient), the Chupaqueso is another Schlock example of Cordon Bleugh cooking techniques.
Source: Cordon Bleugh Chef -
Sebastian ultimately wins with two innovations; adding chocolate to his curry (which Agni notes is a very valid ingredient, but it's a combination of spices most English wouldn't consider adding to their curries) and then turning his curry into curry buns.
Source: Cooking Duel
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Ingredient and Combination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combination/ingredient
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