assorted

Examples

• All

• Two hundred future boat passengers, porters, and assorted hangers-on were packed on the jetty.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Then, everyone congregates, and you have assorted piles, from pinky-size kindling all the way up to forearm-size wood.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Brothers and sisters and assorted guests.

  Global Heresy (2002)

• - He sends his apologies... ...his love and a small box of assorted cookies.

  Robots (2005)

• It's a box of assorted creams.

  Crimes of the Heart (1986)

• In assorted colors and flavors.

  The Ant Bully (2006)

• Ranging anywhere from cash tips to assorted snack foods.

  That's What I Am (2011)

• In the back of the limo, there are assorted tapes, a sound system, and a telephone.

  Fiction book (1999)

• In the refrigerator, there were assorted yogurts, which Riley tasted and rejected.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The party featured assorted snacks, including chips, cookies, and fruit.

Synonyms

V

various

vsassorted

∞ 1.0

Having many different kinds

is similar but emphasizes the combined grouping rather than variety alone

D

diverse

vsassorted

297 3.4

Made of many different kinds

stresses that different kinds are combined rather than sheer difference alone

V

varied

vsassorted

54 3.3

Containing many different kinds, not all the same

focuses on items brought together, not only on having different forms

M

miscellaneous

vsassorted

17 6.5

Something that contains different kinds of things like papers or tools

is the same idea but used more generally for grouped items

H

heterogeneous

vsassorted

9 7.9

Made of different types of people or things, like scientists and artists

applies to combined different kinds rather than describing internal parts

M

motley

vsassorted

9 7.5

Made up of many different people or things that do not fit together

means different kinds combined without implying mismatch or oddness

S

sundry

vsassorted

8 7.0

A group of different small things

covers mixed kinds generally, not only unordered groupings

D

diversified

vsassorted

1 4.7

Having many different kinds of things

describes combined different kinds without implying a prior change

M

multifold

vsassorted

1 5.5

Having many different parts or aspects

is about different kinds combined rather than complexity of parts

M

mixed

vsassorted

1 1.0

Made of different kinds of things, like roses and lilies

refers more generally to items combined, not only random arrangements

D

divers

vsassorted

• Archaic

8.4

Several different kinds of people or things

implies those different kinds are brought together as a set

H

heterogenic

vsassorted

8.0

A thing that has different kinds of parts

focuses on items mixed together rather than structural diversity

M

manyfold

vsassorted

• Archaic

8.1

Having many different parts or types

emphasizes combined types rather than sheer number or variety

V

varying

vsassorted

3.4

Different in size, amount, level or kind

describes a fixed grouping of different kinds rather than change

Antonyms

U

uniform

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

H

homogeneous

20 6.6

Made of people or things that are all the same

How Mixed

diverse

297 3.4

assorted

25 3.7

varied

54 3.3

similar

∞ 1.0

identical

237 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology