mixed bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mikst bag]
- /mɪkst bæg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mikst bag]
- /mɪkst bæg/

Definitions of mixed bag words

noun mixed bag an often unexpected assortment of various things, people, or ideas: The concert was a mixed bag of works from three centuries. 1
noun mixed bag sth varied, variable 1
singular noun mixed bag If you describe a situation or a group of things or people as a mixed bag, you mean that it contains some good items, features, or people and some bad ones. 0
noun mixed bag something composed of diverse elements, characteristics, people, etc 0
noun mixed bag an assortment or mixture, esp. of diverse elements, types of people, etc. brought together at random 0

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Origin of mixed bag

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Mixed bag

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mixed bag

mixed bag popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mixed bag usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mixed bag

noun mixed bag

array — An array of different things or people is a large number or wide range of them.
assortment — An assortment is a group of similar things that are of different sizes or colours or have different qualities.
choice — If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
collection — A collection of things is a group of similar things that you have deliberately acquired, usually over a period of time.
combination — A combination of things is a mixture of them.

All 23 Synonyms of mixed bag