Synonyms of gallimaufry

gallimaufry

noun

ˌga-lə-ˈmȯ-frē 

as in jumble

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

the collection is a gallimaufry of poems, essays, and short stories that have no apparent unifying theme

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumble
• medley
• assortment
• variety
• collage
• mélange
• hodgepodge
• farrago
• mishmash
• amalgam
• miscellany
• ragbag
• miscellanea
• smorgasbord
• hotchpotch
• potpourri
• menagerie
• pastiche
• salmagundi
• patchwork
• salad
• blend
• motley
• hash
• stew
• ragout
• agglomeration
• clutter
• rummage
• gumbo
• jungle
• litter
• olio
• shuffle
• patchwork quilt
• jambalaya
• tangle
• montage
• mixed bag
• agglomerate
• alphabet soup
• scramble
• welter
• grab bag
• combination
• crazy quilt
• omnium-gatherum
• accumulation
• macédoine
• botch
• muddle
• olla podrida
• conglomeration
• tumble
• aggregation
• conglomerate
• notions
• detritus
• sundries
• aggregate
• fusion
• composite
• commixture
• oddments
• intermixture
• compound
• catchall
• admixture
• mess
• chaos
• alloy
• odds and ends
• disorder
• morass
• disarray
• imbroglio
• mix-up
• shambles
• confusion
• disarrangement
• snarl
• bollix
• dog's breakfast
• knot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gallimaufry

As a directing-writing team, the Wachowskis added fashionable academic flavor by referencing cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, which made their juvenile gallimaufry (including vague biblical allusions) seem highbrow. — Armond White, National Review, 30 Aug. 2019

The main text is laced through a gallimaufry of maps, photos, captions and sidebars, and rendered mostly in flat prose. — David Greenberg, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017

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