Synonyms of miscellany

miscellany

noun

ˈmi-sə-ˌlā-nē 

1

as in assortment

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in compilation

a collection of writings

the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compilation
• anthology
• compendium
• reader
• album
• florilegium
• archives
• almanac
• collectanea
• symposium
• ana
• garland
• library
• miscellanea
• digest
• chapbook
• sourcebook
• casebook
• analects
• corpus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of miscellany

The long-standing curse of the new-music concert is a tendency toward miscellany. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

To our modern sensibilities, cabinets of curiosities may seem like random miscellanies lacking any real order. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025

Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024

In what is essentially a fictionalized account of the real lives of a miscellany of 20th-century scientific giants (some famous, some less so), Labatut wades through the murky waters of human genius, finding there the darker implications of discovery, for society and scientist alike. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 May 2020