Generations of Americans were taught to fear—miscegenation, "the yellow peril," Italians, communism.
Source: tatoeba (2040098)
Miscegenation
/mɪˌsɛd͡ʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Synonyms for "miscegenation" (57 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
a world-without-end bargainalliancebedbond of matrimonybridebedcohabitationconjugal bondconjugal knotcoverturecrossbreeding
Noun(2 words)
anti interracial marriage legislationanti miscegenation law
Strong matches (17)
Noun(6 words)
crossingholy matrimonyholy wedlockhusbandhoodhybridismhybridizationill-assorted marriageinterbreedingintermarriageinterracial marriagemarriage
Related words (28)
marriage bedmarriage sacramentmatchmatrimonial unionmatrimonymesalliancemisalliancemixed marriagemongrelismnuptial bondsacrament of matrimonyspousehoodunionwedded blisswedded stateweddednesswedding knotwedlockwifehood
Noun(9 words)
miscegenation banmiscegenypejorative termrace mixerrace mixingracial intermixingracial marriage banracial mixingracial slur
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: a world-without-end bargain, alliance, anti interracial marriage legislation, anti miscegenation law, bed.
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Synonym selection checklist
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- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
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When not to replace "miscegenation"
Keep "miscegenation" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
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2. Tune tone
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Final fit check
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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "miscegenation" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
10 entriesbreedingepithetfacts of lifegenetic mixinginterbreedinglawpolicyprocreationreproductionterm of abuse
More specific
8 entriesanti miscegenation lawanti miscegenation statuteethnic epithetinterracial marriageinterracial marriage banmixed race offspringracial slurracially mixed ancestry
Collocations
6 entriesanti miscegenation lawsinterracial marriageinterracial reproductionmixed race offspringracial intermixingracial mixing
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Anissimov took to posting paranoid white supremacist rants on Twitter. Why, he asked, do “blacks get your own continent”? “European whites are being replaced and destroyed by ‘diversity,’” he cried. He denounced miscegenation and declared that women should be confined to the home.
Source: wiktionary
as is clear in the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, it has a horror of any spiritual miscegenation between the human and the natural.
Source: wiktionary
... if a miscegenation of Latin and Sanskrit may be permitted.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "miscegenation"?
Closest matches include a world-without-end bargain, alliance, anti interracial marriage legislation, anti miscegenation law, bed.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "miscegenation"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.