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
Examples of mishmash in a Sentence
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
Recent Examples on the Web
But the WordPress universe is a complicated mishmash of open-source products, nonprofits, for-profit companies, trademarks and licenses.
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
The result was a trilogy that’s a mishmash of dueling creative visions.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite its many amenities, the space was a bit of an architectural hodgepodge—medieval-ish stair railings; a mishmash of molding styles, and somehow dark, even with the large windows and high ceilings.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
The report made multiple recommendations, including tougher fire safety rules, a national fire and rescue college, and a single independent regulator for the construction industry to replace the current mishmash of bodies.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
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Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
The result was a trilogy that’s a mishmash of dueling creative visions.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite its many amenities, the space was a bit of an architectural hodgepodge—medieval-ish stair railings; a mishmash of molding styles, and somehow dark, even with the large windows and high ceilings.
—Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 27 Sep. 2024
The report made multiple recommendations, including tougher fire safety rules, a national fire and rescue college, and a single independent regulator for the construction industry to replace the current mishmash of bodies.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Mishmash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishmash. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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mishmash
noun
mish·mash
ˈmish-ˌmash 
-ˌmäsh
: hodgepodge, jumble
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