mishmash

[mish-mahsh, -mash] / ˈmɪʃˌmɑʃ, -ˌmæʃ /

NOUN

hodgepodge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jumble patchwork

STRONG

collection combination goulash hash medley mess miscellany mixture potpourri salmagundi

WEAK

mixed bag mélange olio

Example Sentences

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He was some breed of mutt with ears too big and a mishmash of white-and.brown fur.

From Literature

That long-ago mishmash of horses, poets and peacemakers seems quaint today.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, the bank was a mishmash of financial firms that had been recently cobbled together.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was a mishmash of ideas with no clear identification marks.

From BBC

Her bag was full of a mishmash of candies that didn’t make any sense to Bat.

From Literature