Synonyms for compound

Noun

1. compound, chemical compound, substance, matter

usage: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

2. compound, whole

usage: a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

3. compound, enclosure

usage: an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

Verb

1. intensify, compound, heighten, deepen, increase

usage: make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

2. compound, combine, add

usage: put or add together; "combine resources"

3. compound, account, calculate

usage: calculate principal and interest

4. compound, assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together

usage: create by mixing or combining

5. compound, combine, mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate

usage: combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients"

Adjective

1. compound (vs. simple), bilobate, bilobated, bilobed, binate, bipinnate, cleft, dissected, conjugate, decompound, even-pinnate, abruptly-pinnate, paripinnate, incised, lobed, lobate, odd-pinnate, imparipinnate, parted, palmate, palm-shaped, pedate, pinnate, pinnated, pinnatifid, pinnatisect, quinquefoliate, ternate, trifoliate, trifoliolate, trifoliated, trilobate, trilobated, trilobed, bipartite, bipinnatifid, palmatifid, tripinnate, tripinnated, tripinnatifid, complex, rough, smooth

usage: of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes

2. compound, complex (vs. simple)

usage: consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit"

3. colonial, compound, complex (vs. simple)

usage: composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"