Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- 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 mishmash in a Sentence
the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell
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Until the postwar period, Paju and Haigh write, IBM’s operations outside the US were a mishmash of joint ventures, subsidiaries, and licensing agreements with no unified strategy.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Nevertheless, many of the Wings’ errors are unforced, potentially a result of their mishmash of players not being on the same page.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Seasoning The Difference Between Oyster Dressing And Oyster Pie
Both Oyster Pie and Oyster Dressing are casseroles, meaning they're baked in the oven with a mishmash of other hearty ingredients.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
The resulting energy policy incentives were to be implemented through a mishmash of new rules and tax credits.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 Nov. 2024
Nevertheless, many of the Wings’ errors are unforced, potentially a result of their mishmash of players not being on the same page.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Seasoning The Difference Between Oyster Dressing And Oyster Pie
Both Oyster Pie and Oyster Dressing are casseroles, meaning they're baked in the oven with a mishmash of other hearty ingredients.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
The resulting energy policy incentives were to be implemented through a mishmash of new rules and tax credits.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Mishmash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishmash. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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mishmash
noun
mish·mash
ˈmish-ˌmash 
-ˌmäsh
: hodgepodge, jumble
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