alphabet soup

noun

: a hodgepodge especially of initials (as of the names of organizations)

Synonyms of alphabet soup

• medley
• variety
• assortment
• jumble
• collage
• crazy quilt
• patchwork quilt
• macédoine
• omnium-gatherum

Examples of alphabet soup in a Sentence

a bowl of alphabet soup

the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco

Recent Examples on the Web

Bankers will be familiar with the leadership of the fund, which joins an expanding alphabet soup that includes ADIA, ADQ, and Mubadala — together controlling roughly $2 trillion in assets. —Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026

Instead, Miller demands progress reports on his mass-deportation campaign and issues orders to the full alphabet soup of federal enforcement agencies, including the FBI, CBP, ICE, HHS, and the DOD. —Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026

Most of your followers don't care about your alphabet soup. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

An alphabet soup of left-wing social activist groups manned booths at Monday’s rally, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Denver Communists and Colorado Indivisible. —John Aguilar, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for alphabet soup

• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group
• hoop
• loop
• lupe
• oop
• poop