mixed bag
noun
1
: a miscellaneous collection : assortment
2
: one having both positive and negative qualities or aspects
his performance was a mixed bag
Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of mixed bag in a Sentence
His performance was a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts attended the conference
Recent Examples on the Web
The Room Next Door The Bottom Line A mixed bag that eventually delivers.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
Regardless, those two images look great and natural, but the other images are kind of a mixed bag.
—Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
More:Area residents' views on inflation's impact: A mixed bag.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
So far, the year’s horror offerings have been a mixed bag, but that’s fine—that’s what summer is for.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 July 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2024
Regardless, those two images look great and natural, but the other images are kind of a mixed bag.
—Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
More:Area residents' views on inflation's impact: A mixed bag.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
So far, the year’s horror offerings have been a mixed bag, but that’s fine—that’s what summer is for.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for mixed bag
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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