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
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Others will require research or development by the alphabet soup of agencies involved in crafting immigration policy.
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
As January trudges, many of us have already started receiving the alphabet soup of yearly tax forms.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Over the past eight years, Los Angeles voters have supported an alphabet soup of ballot propositions intended to address the region’s homeless crisis.
—Jessica Goodheart, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The National Film Registry Board selects the films and is composed of members from AMPAS, AFI, DGA, the MPA, NATO, the ASC, the WGA, and a whole bunch of other alphabet soup organizations.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
As January trudges, many of us have already started receiving the alphabet soup of yearly tax forms.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Over the past eight years, Los Angeles voters have supported an alphabet soup of ballot propositions intended to address the region’s homeless crisis.
—Jessica Goodheart, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
The National Film Registry Board selects the films and is composed of members from AMPAS, AFI, DGA, the MPA, NATO, the ASC, the WGA, and a whole bunch of other alphabet soup organizations.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Alphabet soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alphabet%20soup. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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