patchwork quilt

noun

1

: a quilt made of patchwork

2

: patchwork sense 1

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
• mishmash
• mixed bag
• montage
• motley
• muddle
• olio
• olla podrida
• omnium-gatherum
• pastiche
• patchwork
• potpourri
• ragbag
• ragout
• rummage
• salad
• salmagundi
• scramble
• shuffle
• smorgasbord
• stew
• tumble
• variety
• welter

Examples of patchwork quilt in a Sentence

the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings

Recent Examples on the Web

Holmes took inspiration from the A.P.C. archives in Paris, debuting sandals, jeans, miniskirts and blouses, as well as a patchwork quilt based on a design by her own mother. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025

If your flooring looks more like a patchwork quilt thanks to choppy updates and renovations throughout the years, consider an area rug in the entry that can blend or even camouflage the mismatched look. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025

The patchwork quilt that makes up America has not reached the point of equal opportunity for all citizens. —Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025

America has always been a great innovator, but our regulation is sort of a patchwork quilt and very erratic in that way. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1