patchwork quilt

noun

1

: a quilt made of patchwork

2

: patchwork sense 1

Synonyms of patchwork quilt

• medley
• variety
• assortment
• jumble
• collage
• crazy quilt
• alphabet soup

Examples of patchwork quilt in a Sentence

the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings

Recent Examples on the Web

However, compliance right now is a patchwork quilt of regulations across city, county, state level and even national standards. — Anthony Paganucci, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Together, the collections resembled a patchwork quilt of color. — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 Oct. 2026

That’s a prime example of the patchwork quilt of producers, platforms and distributors that drive content deals these days — and no two are the same, Fraser adds. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for patchwork quilt

• built
• gilt
• guilt
• hilt
• kilt
• lilt
• milt
• silt
• spilt
• stilt
• tilt
• wilt