combination vs admixture

admixture vs combination

combination and admixture both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combination	Yes	No	No	No
admixture	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, admixture is a hyponym of combination; that is, admixture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than combination:

combination: the act of combining things to form a new whole
admixture: the act of mixing together

Other hyponyms of combination include affixation, attachment, confusion, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture, fusion, blend, blending, interspersal, interspersion, temperance, conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting, consolidation, integration.

combination (noun)	admixture (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	the act of mixing together
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
a coordinated sequence of chess moves

Difference between combination and admixture

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