Synonyms for gallimaufry
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Noun
1. Hodgepodge — any absurd medley; an elaborate mishmash
hodgepodge, mixture, odds and ends, medley, jumble, miscellany, mish-mash, melange, olio, farrago, hotchpotch, salmagundi, mix bag, salad, hash, motley, pastiche, smorgasbord, potpourri, mingle-mangle, oddments, omnium-gatherum
Definitions
- n. 1
Any absurd medley; an elaborate mishmash.
Forms
- Plural
- gallimaufries → hodgepodges, mixtures, medleys, jumbles…
Example sentences
- mixture Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
- medley He sang a medley of Simon and Garfunkel hits.
- hodgepodge U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gallimaufry | steady | |
| mixture | falling | |
| medley | rising | |
| hodgepodge | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hash1, olio
- 5 letters
- salad2
- 6 letters
- medley2, motley2, jumble2
- 7 letters
- mixture2, melange2, farrago
- 8 letters
- pastiche2, oddments
- 9 letters
- potpourri3
- 10 letters
- miscellany4, hodgepodge2, hotchpotch, salmagundi
- 11 letters
- smorgasbord3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (salad2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- galimafrée