Synonyms for combination

Noun

1. combination, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

usage: a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

2. combination, sequence

usage: a coordinated sequence of chess moves

3. combination, sequence

usage: a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe"

4. combination, unit, social unit

usage: a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"

5. combination, alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement

usage: 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)

6. combination, mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation

usage: the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

7. combination, combining, compounding, change of integrity

usage: the act of combining things to form a new whole