catchall

noun

Definition of catchallnext
as in clutter
something that holds or includes many different things They used the drawer as a catchall for kitchen items.

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Recent Examples of catchall Old books and vintage silver tea trays make wonderful risers or catchalls for jewelry, coins, and keys. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 20 June 2026 This process can use what are known as catchall elements, which act as a wildcard in the event a lookup doesn’t match any other element in the set. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026 However, this isn’t a specific species but rather a common name or catchall term people use when describing tiny ants such as the odorous house ant or little black ant, says Benson. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 The compact design keeps everyday shoes in one place while still leaving room on top for a bag or a catchall tray for keys and other small essentials. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for catchall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catchall
  1. clutter
  2. collage
  3. jumble
  4. compound
  5. salad
  6. mishmash
Noun
  • Store firewood neatly, preferably elevated and away from the house, and clear clutter that could shelter rodents.
    — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When everything has a place, families can spend less time searching, sorting, and managing clutter and more time focusing on what matters.
    — Laura VanSickle, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of clutter
Noun
  • Learn how to paint and personalize a ceramic planter using acrylic paints, markers and collage in this workshop.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Douglas Degges created art out of chewed dog toys, and Lesley Finn mounted a collage of archival papers on a wooden board.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of collage
Noun
  • Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of jumble
Noun
  • Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing issued a tender for constructing several compounds with more than 1,200 homes in total in an open tract of land east of Jerusalem.
    — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Instead the researchers think that a phosphorus compound called phosphite, found previously in serpentinizing systems, could have played the same role.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of compound
Noun
  • Tender cuts of meat, spicy cucumber salads, and lobster mac and cheese are rich but not overpowering, satisfying but not overly filling, and beautifully presented.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast.
    — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of salad
Noun
  • Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The upcoming edition of the adults-only event at Orlando Science Center will feature a mishmash of M words, from microgravity to mythbusting to music from the ’90s.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mishmash

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“Catchall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catchall. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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