Synonyms of alphabet soup

alphabet soup

noun

as in medley

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medley
• variety
• assortment
• jumble
• collage
• crazy quilt
• patchwork quilt
• macédoine
• omnium-gatherum
• mixed bag
• salad
• grab bag
• blend
• olla podrida
• clutter
• litter
• jungle
• patchwork
• amalgam
• pastiche
• hash
• stew
• shuffle
• mélange
• farrago
• potpourri
• scramble
• gumbo
• agglomeration
• combination
• hodgepodge
• ragout
• montage
• mishmash
• jambalaya
• smorgasbord
• agglomerate
• menagerie
• rummage
• olio
• gallimaufry
• botch
• ragbag
• tangle
• hotchpotch
• accumulation
• miscellany
• salmagundi
• motley
• miscellanea
• tumble
• odds and ends
• welter
• aggregation
• aggregate
• muddle
• fusion
• conglomerate
• composite
• conglomeration
• notions
• sundries
• compound
• alloy
• detritus
• mess
• dog's breakfast
• admixture
• chaos
• intermixture
• disorder
• catchall
• commixture
• disarray
• oddments
• mix-up
• imbroglio
• confusion
• morass
• disarrangement
• shambles
• snarl
• bollix
• knot

Examples of alphabet soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the alphabet soup suggests, there are still some things to finalize with this tech. —Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2024

Coal ash, a byproduct of burning coal to generate power that contains an alphabet soup of toxic contaminants, has been used for decades in Indiana and across the U.S. as construction fill. —Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2024

If applied at the national level, a more generous UBI could perhaps replace the alphabet soup of anti-poverty programs with a single check delivered monthly to all households. —Karl W. Smith, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2024

Back in 2013, there had been nearly a thousand rebel groups, an alphabet soup of acronyms. —Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024