blend in

verb

To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending.

“You have to blend in the eggs very slowly.”

Similar
goblendfitmix in
Opposite
stick out
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Meanings

verbblend in (third-person singular simple present blends in, present participle blending in, simple past and past participle blended in)

present singular third person blends in · participle present blending in · participle past blended in · past blended in

  1. transitiveTo add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending.

    You have to blend in the eggs very slowly.

  2. intransitiveoftenTo fit unnoticed into the surroundings.

    The aliens adopted human form in order to blend in.

    1 more example

    He disguised himself as a businessman to blend in with the others wearing suits.

    Synonyms: go · Antonyms: stick out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo fit unnoticed into the surroundings.

Similar
go
Opposite
stick out

More synonyms by meaning

verbblend or harmonize

Similar
blendgofit
Broader
harmonizeharmoniseconsort

verbcause (something) to be mixed with (something else)

Similar
mix in
Broader
blendfluxmix
Also see
blendfitgo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Russian слиться, смешаться
  • слиться (slitʹsja)to fit unnoticed into the surroundings
  • смешаться (smešatʹsja)to fit unnoticed into the surroundings
Spanish pasar desapercibido/caleta, pasar piola
  • pasar desapercibido/caletato fit unnoticed into the surroundings
  • pasar piolato fit unnoticed into the surroundings
  • caletearseto fit unnoticed into the surroundings
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APA

blend in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blend%20in

MLA

“blend in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blend%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blend in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blend%20in.

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