to conflate

Examples

• All

• So never conflate knowledge with wisdom.

• I think we have to be careful that we don't conflate research discovery with application.

  Academic text (2008)

• It's not that, you know, we often conflate being in charge with leader, right?

  Rich Roll

• And so I guess there it's important not to conflate Islam and Muslims.

• And I think we live in a culture that conflates scientific method with truth.

  Danny Jones

• People often conflate familiarity with the truth.

  Tom Bilyeu

• And so I think people conflate happiness and fulfillment.

  Rob Moore

• So the real issue is that we're conflating public with private enterprises.

  Sabine Hossenfelder

• I think you're conflating two different things.

  Marriage Story (2019)

• In discussions about mental health, many people conflate anxiety with fear, even though they are different emotions.

Synonyms

C

to combine

vsto conflate

638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

performs joining while specifically blending meanings and sometimes creating confusion

M

to mix

vsto conflate

416 1.0

To combine two or more things so they become one

often does that too but usually in a way that blurs separate meanings

B

to blend

vsto conflate

255 2.3

To mix things so they become one or look good together

does the same but tends to hide separate identities and cause confusion

M

to merge

vsto conflate

192 3.2

To join two or more things so they become one

creates that unity while blurring distinctions and creating possible confusion

S

to synthesize

vsto conflate

55 6.4

To combine ideas or materials to make something new

may do this too but often mixes ideas in a way that confuses distinctions

C

to consolidate

vsto conflate

50 4.7

To join several things into one whole

focuses on unity but can also blur original distinctions and cause confusion

F

to fuse

vsto conflate

44 3.9

To join different things to make one thing

also removes clear boundaries but often results in indistinct or confused meaning

M

to mingle

vsto conflate

34 3.3

Mix together so things join and are hard to tell apart

merges elements in general while often blurring clear distinctions between them

M

to muddle

vsto conflate

33 4.8

Mix things up so they are unclear

does that too but emphasizes combining separate things and blurring their differences

C

to conjoin

vsto conflate

26 5.9

To come together or bring things together

unites parts while commonly blending meanings and obscuring separate identities

J

to jumble

vsto conflate

22 3.8

Mix things together in a confused way

similarly causes confusion but specifically by merging separate ideas into one idea

M

to meld

vsto conflate

18 5.3

To mix things so they become one

blends elements while blurring differences and often causing confusion

I

to intermingle

vsto conflate

6 5.2

Mix together so the parts are hard to tell apart

overlaps with that idea but emphasizes confusion of original ideas or texts

C

to commingle

vsto conflate

5 7.4

To mix different things into one

does this while often making distinctions between elements unclear and confusing

A

to amalgamate

vsto conflate

• Formal

4 7.4

To join several groups or parts to make one

does similar uniting but also tends to blur separate meanings or ideas

C

to compound

vsto conflate

4 4.0

To mix two or more things to make one thing

creates such a whole but tends to merge elements in confusing ways

I

to interweave

vsto conflate

4 6.3

To mix different things closely together, like threads or melodies

creates that intertwining while also obscuring separate identities and meanings

R

to recombine

vsto conflate

3 5.5

To join things together again after they were separated

may do this but often merges ideas in a way that blurs differences

I

to intermix

vsto conflate

2 5.6

Combine different things so they become one or hard to separate

similarly blends items but also blurs conceptual boundaries creating confusion

A

to admix

vsto conflate

1 8.8

To mix one substance with another so they become combined

performs similar adding but commonly causes blurred boundaries and confusion

C

to commix

vsto conflate

8.9

To mix different things together into one

goes further by hiding original differences and sometimes creating confusion

I

to immix

vsto conflate

9.9

To put different things together so they become one

does that while specifically obscuring distinctions and causing misunderstanding

Antonyms

S

separate

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

D

to distinguish

177 3.1

To notice differences between things or people

How Combined

to conflate

• Formal

33 7.5

to fuse

44 3.9

to merge

192 3.2

to blend

255 2.3

to mix

416 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology