Synonyms for oddments
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Noun
1. Hodgepodge
hodgepodge, odds and ends, mixture, medley, miscellany, mish-mash, mingle-mangle, melange, farrago, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, gallimaufry, odds and sods informal UK, olio, motley, jumble, pastiche, smorgasbord, potpourri, salmagundi, olla podrida
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Definitions
- n. 1
A variety of miscellaneous things.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| oddments | steady | |
| mixture | falling | |
| medley | rising | |
| hodgepodge | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- olio
- 6 letters
- medley2, motley2, jumble2, ragbag
- 7 letters
- mixture2, melange2, farrago
- 8 letters
- pastiche2
- 9 letters
- potpourri3
- 10 letters
- miscellany4, hodgepodge2, hotchpotch, salmagundi
- 11 letters
- smorgasbord3, gallimaufry
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (medley2 = 2 syllables).