Combination
Combination noun - A distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things.
Tie and combination are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tie" instead a noun "Combination".
Tie
Tie noun - A situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other.
Combination and tie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combination" instead a noun "Tie".
Nearby Word: tied
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Tenth Doctor: Converse trainers in various colours, a brown suit with blue pinstripes, and some combination of various shirts and ties or, less frequently, no tie and a T-shirt underneath.
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In the tie-in game, they definitely qualify, running some strange combination of DOS and that weird GUI.
Source: Film / Quantum of Solace -
His/her opponent (if they were the champion) was unable to spin a combination that would allow him/her to tie the score at $500.
Source: Instant-Win Condition
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Tie and Combination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combination/tie
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