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mixed

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mixed

1 being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera

  • our mixed dog has a greyhound's body but the features of a collie
Synonyms of mixed

cold-blooded (or coldblood), cross, crossbred, hybrid, mongrel
Words Related to mixed

grade, half-bred

dihybrid, trihybrid

crossed, hybridized, interbred, outcrossed
Near Antonyms of mixed

pedigreed (or pedigree)

inbred, linebred, straightbred
Antonyms of mixed

blooded, full-blood, full-blooded, purebred, thoroughbred

2 consisting of many things of different sorts

  • the continuing education program offers a very mixed selection of courses
Synonyms of mixed

assorted, eclectic, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, kitchen-sink, magpie, miscellaneous, motley, patchwork, piebald, promiscuous, raggle-taggle, ragtag, varied
Words Related to mixed

manifold, multifarious

multiple, multiplex, myriad

disparate, divergent, diverse, sundry, various

chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, farraginous, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled

amalgamated, blended, combined, commingled, commixed, conglomerated, fused, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled

composite, conglomerate, hybrid

unclassified, unsorted
Near Antonyms of mixed

monolithic, uniform

alike, identical, like, same

distinct, distinctive, individual, separate
Antonyms of mixed

homogeneous

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