Synonyms for potpourri
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hodgepodge
hodgepodge, smorgasbord, miscellany, mix bag, assortment, mixture, variety, motley, olio, hash, salmagundi, omnium-gatherum, gallimaufry, miscellanea, melange, jumble, mingle-mangle, farrago, hotchpotch, oddments, ragbag, olla podrida
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
- n. 2
A medley of songs or music.
Related words
- Other spellings
- pot pourri pot-pourri
Forms
- Plural
- potpourris → hodgepodges, smorgasbords, miscellanies, assortments…
Example sentences
- miscellany Only if you put up a different sign can you become a miscellany store.
- hodgepodge U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| potpourri | steady | |
| miscellany | falling | |
| smorgasbord | rising | |
| hodgepodge | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hash1, olio
- 6 letters
- medley2, motley2, jumble2, ragbag
- 7 letters
- variety4, mixture2, melange2, farrago
- 8 letters
- pastiche2, oddments
- 10 letters
- assortment3, miscellany4, hodgepodge2, salmagundi, hotchpotch
- 11 letters
- smorgasbord3, miscellanea, gallimaufry
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (medley2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pot-pourri
- Español
- popurrí
- Deutsch
- Potpourri