mixed bag
noun
1
: a miscellaneous collection : assortment
2
: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects
his performance was a mixed bag
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
- 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 mixed bag in a Sentence
His performance was a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
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When Kennedy talks about specific foods, his statements are a mixed bag in terms of accuracy.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The rest of the pack is a mixed bag, commercially speaking.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The other 11 were a mixed bag: some had defects, and some were healthy but incompatible with Alessia's HLA.
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As more data piled up, 19th century astronomers started to see that the nebulae were a mixed bag.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
The rest of the pack is a mixed bag, commercially speaking.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The other 11 were a mixed bag: some had defects, and some were healthy but incompatible with Alessia's HLA.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
As more data piled up, 19th century astronomers started to see that the nebulae were a mixed bag.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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