Antonyms for compound

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : adjective kom-pound, kom-pound; noun kom-pound; verb kuh m-pound, kom-pound

Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd; noun ˈkɒm paʊnd; verb kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd

Definition of compound

Origin : "to put together," late 14c., compounen "to mix, combine," from Old French compondre, componre "arrange, direct," from Latin componere "to put together" (see composite). The -d appeared 1500s in English on model of expound, etc. Related: Compounded; compounding.

noun combination, mixture
verb mix, combine
verb make difficult; complicate

Example sentences :

The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

There's a compound fracture above the knee, and a dislocation below.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

He whiffed the compound of scents away, as he put down his smoked-out pipe.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

The result is a compound of vulgar rascalities and impotent Byronics.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various

Outside the compound they found, at last, the trail of his passing.
Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown

But the gun was in his hand when, at dusk, he strode into the compound.
Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown

For how can we know a compound of which the simple elements are unknown to us?
Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato

Our first attempt was in the compound, where a bullock-bandy stood.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

Round about the compound in a great triangle there are three Temple towers.
Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

God only is able to compound and resolve substances; such experiments are impossible to man.
Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato

Synonyms for compound

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