Synonyms of eclectic

eclectic

adjective

i-ˈklek-tik 

as in varied

consisting of many things of different sorts

the museum's eclectic collection has everything from a giraffe skeleton to medieval musical instruments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• varied
• diverse
• mixed
• assorted
• heterogeneous
• chaotic
• messy
• miscellaneous
• indiscriminate
• promiscuous
• patchwork
• kitchen-sink
• various
• raggle-taggle
• magpie
• multifarious
• motley
• littered
• divergent
• combined
• disparate
• cluttered
• ragtag
• jumbled
• blended
• sundry
• multiplex
• manifold
• muddled
• confused
• disordered
• disheveled
• hybrid
• multiple
• piebald
• fused
• intermingled
• myriad
• composite
• amalgamated
• intermixed
• mingled
• incorporated
• disarranged
• commingled
• conglomerate
• merged
• disarrayed
• unsorted
• unclassified
• messed
• commixed
• farraginous
• conglomerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• homogeneous
• same
• uniform
• like
• identical
• distinctive
• monolithic
• individual
• distinct
• separate
• alike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of eclectic

Meanwhile, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest reprise their roles as the eclectic aunts who raised the sisters. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Explore their vintage shopping, local businesses and eclectic energy. — Laura Horne july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Labels are cut off the clothing, not merely to deter competitors from cribbing their inventory, but to ensure the focus remains on the wondrously eclectic pieces, and not on who might have designed them. — New York Times, 31 July 2026

The jokes practically wrote themselves as an eclectic group of progressive pastors, imams and a rabbi walked into a room, finding their seats around a table to talk about religion and politics. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

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