Synonyms for melange
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Noun
1. Hodgepodge — A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture
hodgepodge, mish-mash, smorgasbord, mixture, mingle-mangle, assortment, miscellany, menagerie, composition, olio, odds and ends, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum, gallimaufry, farrago, oddments, ragbag, jumble, potpourri, pastiche, medley, salmagundi
Definitions
- n. 1
A mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
Related words
- Other spellings
- mélange
Forms
- Plural
- melanges → hodgepodges, mish-mashes, smorgasbords, mixtures…
Example sentences
- mixture Mixture of the three primary colors creates black.
- hodgepodge U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| melange | falling | |
| mixture | falling | |
| smorgasbord | rising | |
| hodgepodge | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- olio
- 6 letters
- medley2, jumble2, ragbag
- 7 letters
- mixture2, farrago
- 8 letters
- pastiche2, oddments
- 9 letters
- menagerie4, potpourri3
- 10 letters
- assortment3, miscellany4, hodgepodge2, hotchpotch, salmagundi
- 11 letters
- composition4, smorgasbord3, gallimaufry
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (medley2 = 2 syllables).