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mixed bag
mixed bagn. A collection of dissimilar things; an assortment.mixed bag n informal something composed of diverse elements, characteristics, people, etc mixed′ bag′
n. a varied assortment. [1935–40] mixed bagIn naval mine warfare, a collection of mines of various types, firing systems, sensitivities, arming delays and ship counter settings.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mixed bag - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixtureaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholegrab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous itemswitches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of thingsalphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets" |
mixed bagnounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.Slang: grab bag.Translationsmixed bag
mixed bagA diverse mixture or group. The conference was a mixed bag of all kinds of different people. I thought that all of my classes this semester would be interesting, but it's really been a mixed bag so far.See also: bag, mixedmixed baga varied collection of people or things. (Refers originally to a bag of game brought home after a day's hunting.) The new students in my class are a mixed bag—some bright, some positively stupid. The furniture I bought is a mixed bag. Some of it is antique and the rest is quite contemporary.See also: bag, mixedmixed bagA heterogeneous collection of people, items, activities, or the like; an assortment. For example, The school offers a mixed bag of after-school activities-team sports, band practice, a language class . This idiom calls up the image of a sack full of different items. [First half of 1900s] See also: bag, mixeda mixed bag COMMON If something is a mixed bag, it contains things that are of very different types or qualities. The newspapers carry a mixed bag of stories on their front pages. The programmes are a mixed bag as they have to cater for all tastes. Note: The bag referred to here is a hunting bag containing the different kinds of animals and birds that the hunter has shot. See also: bag, mixeda mixed bag a diverse assortment of things or people.See also: bag, mixeda ˌmixed ˈbag/ˈbunch (informal) a group of people or things of different types or of different abilities: The entries to the competition were a real mixed bag — some excellent, some awful. ♢ This year’s students are rather a mixed bunch.See also: bag, bunch, mixedmixed bag, aA haphazard collection of objects, people, or categories. This phrase dates from the first half of the 1900s. For example, “Representatives of the press, a mixed bag in age, but not in sex” (A. Behrend, Samurai Affair, 1973), indicates journalists of many different ages but all either male or female. See also: mixedMixed bag
Mixed bagUsed in the context of general equities. Group of stocks which consists of some which are up, down, and neutral.Mixed BagAn informal term for a group of securities, some of which are trading above their opening prices, some of which are trading below them, and some that are trading roughly at their opening prices.mixed bag
Synonyms for mixed bagnoun a collection of various thingsSynonyms- assortment
- conglomeration
- gallimaufry
- hodgepodge
- jumble
- medley
- mélange
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixture
- olio
- patchwork
- potpourri
- salmagundi
- variety
- grab bag
Synonyms for mixed bagnoun a collection containing a variety of sorts of thingsSynonyms- assortment
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- motley
- potpourri
- salmagundi
- smorgasbord
- variety
- mixture
Related Words- aggregation
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
- grab bag
- witches' brew
- witches' broth
- witch's brew
- range
- selection
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- melange
- mingle-mangle
- mishmash
- oddments
- odds and ends
- omnium-gatherum
- ragbag
- alphabet soup
- sampler
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