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
• miscellaneous
• messy
• indiscriminate
• promiscuous
• patchwork
• kitchen-sink
• raggle-taggle
• various
• magpie
• multifarious
• motley
• divergent
• disparate
• combined
• littered
• ragtag
• cluttered
• jumbled
• sundry
• multiplex
• manifold
• blended
• muddled
• disordered
• disheveled
• hybrid
• multiple
• piebald
• confused
• 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

Among those who celebrate, millennials (36 percent) and Gen Z (34 percent) are nearly six times as likely as boomers to embrace playful, eclectic, and maximalist or moody, dramatic, and glamorous holiday styles. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026

Godby is part of an eclectic group of people willing to spend weeks, if not months, undertaking long journeys on foot. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

An Art Basel special-edition collection, which includes eclectic pieces such as relaxed blazers with fringe trim, polka-dot cardigans with mesh panels and oversized poplin shirts with waist pleats, accompanied the uniforms. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Since the faces on display are unusually eclectic, the knee-jerk reaction is to fear the movie is making fun of them. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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