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
Recent Examples on the Web
Owner Ken Coughlin has spent decades building his sprawling outpost, a fanciful mishmash of hangout spots, terraces and historic mining and other artifacts.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
But the supernatural elements here make little sense, despite the metaphysical mishmash characters occasionally ponder out loud.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
But the WordPress universe is a complicated mishmash of open-source products, nonprofits, for-profit companies, trademarks and licenses.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
The result was a trilogy that’s a mishmash of dueling creative visions.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
But the supernatural elements here make little sense, despite the metaphysical mishmash characters occasionally ponder out loud.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
But the WordPress universe is a complicated mishmash of open-source products, nonprofits, for-profit companies, trademarks and licenses.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
The result was a trilogy that’s a mishmash of dueling creative visions.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Mishmash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mishmash. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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mishmash
noun
mish·mash
ˈmish-ˌmash 
-ˌmäsh
: hodgepodge, jumble
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