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
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Tony Bradley, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Tosin’s performances for Chelsea have been a mixed bag.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Harvests were a mixed bag, with outstanding results in both quality and quantity touted in the western U.S. and the lowest yields in memory across all of France and much of Europe.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
The structure is a mixed bag, and seems to exist primarily as a way to make clear that, no, this is not ER 2025.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Mixed bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20bag. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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