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Mingle-mangle

To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.

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Broader term 8

Assortment 76% connected

Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Miscellanea 76% connected

A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.

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Miscellany 76% connected

A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.

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Mixture 76% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Motley 76% connected

Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.

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Potpourri 76% connected

A medley or mixture.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Salmagundi 76% connected

A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.

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Variety 76% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Farrago 92% connected

A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley; a mixture.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gallimaufry 92% connected

A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hodgepodge 92% connected

A mixed mass; a medley. See Hotchpot.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Hotchpotch 92% connected

A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various ingredients; a hodgepodge.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Melange 92% connected

A mixture; a medley.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Mishmash 92% connected

A hotchpotch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

odds and ends 92% connected

Miscellaneous or leftover items

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Omnium-gatherum 92% connected

A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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