mishmash
noun
mish·mash ˈmish-ˌmash 
-ˌmäsh
: hodgepodge, jumble
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
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Example Sentences
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
Recent Examples on the Web That’s how, on a whim, an improbable mishmash of celebrities found themselves in a two-bedroom home somewhere between the Sunset Strip and Hollywood, a few blocks west of LaBrea. 
Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2022 What’s more, without that owner, the plan might not even make it to a final form, as too many ideas from different stakeholders can lead to a cross-functional mishmash of desires. Nacho De Marco, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Characterized by a grimy, chaotic mishmash of hipster fashion, ’80s maximalism, and ’90s grunge, Indie Sleaze was lo-fi and DIY but above all hedonistic. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 22 July 2022 Back then, each party contained a mishmash of views, both liberal and conservative, in contrast with today’s rigid ideological divisions. Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 The event has a miscellaneous mishmash feel, but that adds the excitement of the unexpected to the evenings. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 But ultimately different studio people came in and mediated between me sort of being a brat and Irving, who wanted certain songs from his stable and there was a mishmash of a lot of that stuff. Ron Hart, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2022 If a star becomes available, say a Kevin Durant or a Kyrie Irving, the Knicks probably won’t have the best package to offer: not the best young prospects, not the highest draft picks, just a mishmash of middling pieces. New York Times, 6 July 2022 This mishmash of subvariants is not unexpected, Rutherford said, and viruses go through such recombination all the time. al, 8 Apr. 2022 See More
Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2022 What’s more, without that owner, the plan might not even make it to a final form, as too many ideas from different stakeholders can lead to a cross-functional mishmash of desires. Nacho De Marco, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Characterized by a grimy, chaotic mishmash of hipster fashion, ’80s maximalism, and ’90s grunge, Indie Sleaze was lo-fi and DIY but above all hedonistic. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 22 July 2022 Back then, each party contained a mishmash of views, both liberal and conservative, in contrast with today’s rigid ideological divisions. Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 The event has a miscellaneous mishmash feel, but that adds the excitement of the unexpected to the evenings. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 But ultimately different studio people came in and mediated between me sort of being a brat and Irving, who wanted certain songs from his stable and there was a mishmash of a lot of that stuff. Ron Hart, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2022 If a star becomes available, say a Kevin Durant or a Kyrie Irving, the Knicks probably won’t have the best package to offer: not the best young prospects, not the highest draft picks, just a mishmash of middling pieces. New York Times, 6 July 2022 This mishmash of subvariants is not unexpected, Rutherford said, and viruses go through such recombination all the time. al, 8 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English & Yiddish; Middle English mysse masche, perhaps reduplication of mash mash; Yiddish mish-mash, perhaps reduplication of mishn to mix
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
mishmashes
noun
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell Synonyms & Similar Words
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- varieties
- assortments
- medleys
- jumbles
- collages
- mélanges
- hodgepodges
- blends
- amalgams
- pastiches
- patchworks
- smorgasbords
- litters
- ragouts
- salads
- montages
- agglomerations
- menageries
- miscellanea
- gumbos
- potpourris
- combinations
- patchwork quilts
- shuffles
- clutters
- miscellanies
- ragbags
- grab bags
- jungles
- mixed bags
- jambalayas
- stews
- hashes
- scrambles
- crazy quilts
- olios
- agglomerates
- botches
- rummages
- farragoes
- motleys
- hotchpotches
- tangles
- accumulations
- muddles
- conglomerations
- macédoines
- welters
- notions
- tumbles
- aggregations
- gallimaufries
- conglomerates
- aggregates
- fusions
- alphabet soups
- detritus
- omnium-gatherums
- sundries
- salmagundis
- ollas podridas
- compounds
- composites
- olla podridas
- messes
- catchalls
- admixtures
- oddments
- intermixtures
- alloys
- disorders
- imbroglios
- disarrays
- disarrangements
- commixtures
- morasses
- chaoses
- snarls
- confusions
- shambles
- mix-ups
- odds and ends
- bollixes
- dog's breakfasts
- knots
