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 rest of the items are a mixed bag with the headset and lint cloth solid, but the silicon grips that are supposed to protect the Joy-Con 2 controllers feel cheap. —Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 13 June 2025

That’s been a mixed bag for mREITs in 2025, which enjoyed declining rates for the first couple months of the year, but have been suffering from a rebound ever since. —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025

The result was a mixed bag — some tracks have been buried, while others have found a home in the Aubreys' catalogue — but a select few lingered in Wolfhard's mind long after the experiment ended. —Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 6 June 2025

The impact on downtown businesses on concert days is a mixed bag, McDonald said. —Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mixed bag

• bundestag
• saddlebag
• ag
• brag
• dag
• drag
• flag
• gag
• hag
• hagg
• lag
• mag