Compound
Compound adjective - Made from the joining of two or more parts or elements.
Hyphenated and compound are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hyphenated" instead an adjective "Compound".
Nearby Words: compounded, compounding
Hyphenated
Compound and hyphenated are semantically related. You can use "Compound" instead an adjective "Hyphenated".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Other words are hyphenated to show that the terms are new and have yet to become compound words.
Source: Literature / The Baroque Cycle - German uses compound words, which are written without spaces or either hyphenated, for example Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal Intelligence Service), the German intelligence service.
Source: Useful Notes / German Language - These names are often used as a shorthand to indicate the character hails from the Southern states or at least a rural area, particularly if the compound name is not hyphenated.
Source: Wacky Americans Have Wacky Names
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Hyphenated and Compound. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compound/hyphenated
Compound & Hyphenated. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compound/hyphenated>.
Hyphenated or Compound. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compound/hyphenated.
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