concoction

noun

con·​coc·​tion kən-ˈkäk-shən 

kän-

plural concoctions

1

: something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements : something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients

an elaborate concoction

This concoction is a cross between hot chocolate and a grasshopper, a mixed drink that gets its minty kick from crème de menthe.

—Kim Steckler

… the disc offers quite an unusual concoction of old and new songs that are surprisingly cohesive.

—Jon Hetman

2

: the act of process of concocting something

One of these young men had a rare faculty in the concoction of gin-cocktails.

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

Synonyms of concoction

• invention
• innovation
• creation
• product

Examples of concoction in a Sentence

the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time

Recent Examples on the Web

Scherer escalated the stakes, giving Duff a concoction of sauces and ingredients topped with crickets. —Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

For the occupants of Over the Moon, a high-end Chris Craft pleasure boat with an inboard motor designed by Volvo, June 21 began as a summer day on the lake and included a pre-noon pickup of two gallons of an iconic Tahoe rum concoction known as Wet Woody’s from a dockside restaurant. —Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026

Perry’s also serves coffee, breakfast sandwiches, cakes, muffins, and original concoctions like peanut butter fresh cream and chocolate Long Johns. —Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026

Cocktails are as rich as the surroundings, like the Albertine, a sweet and punchy concoction laced with cognac and apricot syrup and topped with champagne. —Ellie Seymour, TheWeek, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for concoction

• decoction
• auction