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 of mixed bag

• variety
• assortment
• medley
• jumble
• collage
• grab bag

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

So far, SpaceX’s Starship development program has demonstrated a mixed bag of successes and explosive failures — occasionally dangerous ones — over the past three years. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Naturally, a mixed bag of comments flooded the page, and Schroeder may have done herself a disservice by scanning them all. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

At best, Trump’s impact on farmers has been a mixed bag, according to Chad Hart, an economics professor at Iowa State University. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Nate Mantua, the program lead for the Landscape and Seascape Ecology team at the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center, said the upcoming El Niño is likely to be a mixed bag for California’s salmon. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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