Synonyms for smorgasbord
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Noun
1. Potpourri — an abundant and diverse collection of things
potpourri, variety, hodgepodge, mish-mash, assortment, miscellany, melange, motley, jumble, mix bag, medley, pastiche, mixture, miscellanea, salmagundi, gallimaufry, mingle-mangle, olio, farrago, oddments, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
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Definitions
- n. 1
An abundant and diverse collection of things.
Related words
- Other spellings
- smörgåsbord
Forms
- Plural
- smorgasbords → potpourris, varieties, hodgepodges, mish-mashes…
Example sentences
- variety The company manufactures a variety of paper goods.
- hodgepodge U.S. cuisine is a hodgepodge of immigrant traditions.
- buffet Benedito's restaurant has a Thursday brunch buffet.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| smorgasbord | rising | |
| variety | steady | |
| potpourri | steady | |
| hodgepodge | rising | |
| buffet | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- olio
- 6 letters
- buffet2, medley2, motley2, jumble2, ragbag
- 7 letters
- variety4, mixture2, melange2, farrago
- 8 letters
- pastiche2, oddments
- 9 letters
- potpourri3
- 10 letters
- assortment3, miscellany4, hodgepodge2, salmagundi
- 11 letters
- miscellanea, gallimaufry
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (buffet2 = 2 syllables).