Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- 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
- mixed bag
- 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 alphabet soup in a Sentence
a bowl of alphabet soup
the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco
Recent Examples on the Web
The television industry invites jargon like few others, an alphabet soup of specs and techs.
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Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2018
The union is often derided for its confusing alphabet soup of acronyms and overlapping foreign policy institutions.
—Kathleen R. McNamara, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2014
The Gear, Explained First of all, what is all this alphabet soup?
—John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
There is an alphabet soup of microorganisms that have developed AMR such as MRSA, VRE, CRE and ESBLs.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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Brian Barrett, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2018
The union is often derided for its confusing alphabet soup of acronyms and overlapping foreign policy institutions.
—Kathleen R. McNamara, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2014
The Gear, Explained First of all, what is all this alphabet soup?
—John Werner, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
There is an alphabet soup of microorganisms that have developed AMR such as MRSA, VRE, CRE and ESBLs.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for alphabet soup
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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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