mixed bag

noun

1

: a miscellaneous collection : assortment

2

: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects

his performance was a mixed bag

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
• mishmash
• 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 mixed bag in a Sentence

His performance was a mixed bag.

a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference

Recent Examples on the Web

Now a hamstring injury has hampered him during the draft process, and his individual workout on Monday was a mixed bag by all accounts. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025

The remaining half are a mixed bag, and dissolutions can occur even after many years together. —Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025

Additionally, England’s recent form has been a mixed bag. —Julia Ranney, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

The fate of the Valley's once-ubiquitous shopping malls has been a mixed bag, with some continuing to thrive while others have fallen on hard times or even been razed to make way for new developments. —Jeremy Duda, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mixed bag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag