Synonyms for medley
Most common
pastiche smorgasbord hodgepodge farrago mash-up macedonia mish-mash
All synonyms
Noun
1. Hodgepodge
hodgepodge, mixture, potpourri, olio, variety, miscellany, smorgasbord, pastiche, motley, jumble, compound, mess, farrago, gallimaufry, salmagundi, oddments, omnium-gatherum, olla podrida, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, hotchpotch
Definitions
- n. 1
A collection or mixture of miscellaneous things.
Related words
- Word family
- meddle
Forms
- Plural
- medleys → hodgepodges, mixtures, potpourris, olios…
Example sentences
- pastiche Only an ardent fan could create such a faithful pastiche of the artist's works.
- hodgepodge U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
- macedonia Macedonia is called "Makedonija" in Macedonian.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| medley | rising | |
| pastiche | rising | |
| smorgasbord | rising | |
| hodgepodge | rising | |
| farrago | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mess1, olio
- 6 letters
- motley2, jumble2
- 7 letters
- variety4, mixture2, melange2, farrago
- 8 letters
- compound2, pastiche2, oddments
- 9 letters
- macedonia5, potpourri3
- 10 letters
- miscellany4, hodgepodge2, salmagundi, hotchpotch
- 11 letters
- smorgasbord3, miscellanea, gallimaufry
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (motley2 = 2 syllables).