BOLLIX Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

bollix

noun

Definition of bollix

as in mishmash

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Noun

On the one hand, the current mishmash of private and public efforts—each with its own disparate goals and visions of nature—does reasonably well to represent the interests of a great many people.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
The result was a mishmash of defense pairings.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026

Definition of mishmash

Noun

While spun as voluntary resignations, these sorts of shuffles typically indicate top brass — in this case, Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria — is looking to shake up its slates or thinks that fresh eyes are needed to guide programming.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
UnitedHealth's turnaround plan is gaining momentum following restructuring and an executive shuffle designed to counter challenges in the industry.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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An increasing number of moms over 40 are finding themselves amid a maelstrom of hormonal chaos.

— Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 5 July 2026
Their immense gravitational fields churn the surrounding spacetime like a spoon stirring coffee, theoretically allowing some of these signals to escape the cosmic maelstrom.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

Definition of maelstrom

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What began as a miscellany of Welsh, Cornish, and other folktales about a questionably historical Romano-British leader cohered into legend largely as a function of cultural exchange.

— Nat Segnit, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
At the same time, conversations and pending miscellanies are becoming more important.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of miscellany

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But a nine-game winning streak heading into the break placed the team a half-game back in the morass of mediocrity known as the AL Wild Card race.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Most of Future’s peers in the post-Lil Wayne digital-trap era of the early 2010s, from fellow Atlanta stars Young Thug and 2 Chainz to Southern boldfaced names like Kodak Black and Kevin Gates, have faded back into the regional-rap morass.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

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