cra·zy-quilt
ˈkrā-zē-ˈkwilt 
: resembling a crazy quilt : haphazard
a crazy-quilt system
Synonyms
Noun
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of crazy quilt in a Sentence
Noun
a crazy quilt of streets
an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum
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Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Woodcock’s solution is to go back to regulation; the government should renew the old restrictions on fares so consumers get clarity and fairness rather than today’s crazy quilt of dynamic pricing and extra fees.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Oliver Darcy, CNN, 11 June 2024
But tucked within the chaotic capital’s crazy-quilt sprawl, there is a dreamlike haven where none of that exists.
—Jody García Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Spoonful, Woody Guthrie, and Eleanor Roosevelt – that just captured the whole crazy quilt of the Village arts and politics scene.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Woodcock’s solution is to go back to regulation; the government should renew the old restrictions on fares so consumers get clarity and fairness rather than today’s crazy quilt of dynamic pricing and extra fees.
—Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Adjective
The media environment in the United States is a constantly shifting crazy-quilt landscape of authority, irresponsibility, partisanship, objectivity, heroism, corruption, and competition.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 11 June 2024
But tucked within the chaotic capital’s crazy-quilt sprawl, there is a dreamlike haven where none of that exists.
—Jody García Daniele Volpe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Crazy quilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crazy%20quilt. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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