HODGEPODGE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HODGEPODGE?

Need another word that means the same as “hodgepodge”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “hodgepodge” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Hodgepodge” are: farrago, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, jumble, patchwork, mixture, mix, assortment, assemblage, collection, selection, miscellany, medley, pot-pourri

Hodgepodge as a Noun

Definitions of "Hodgepodge" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “hodgepodge” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A confused mixture; a hotchpotch.
• A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.
• A motley assortment of things.

Synonyms of "Hodgepodge" as a noun (21 Words)

assemblage	A collection or gathering of things or people. The assemblage of electronic image and text databases.
assortment	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. The room was filled with an assortment of clothes.
collection	A sum of money raised during a church or charity collection. A rambling collection of houses.
farrago	A confused mixture. A farrago of fact and myth about Abraham Lincoln.
gallimaufry	A motley assortment of things. A glorious gallimaufry of childhood perceptions.
hotchpotch	A stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables. A hotchpotch of uncoordinated services.
jumble	Articles collected for a jumble sale. The books were in a chaotic jumble.
medley	A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources. The junior 4×50 m medley relay.
melange	A motley assortment of things. A melange of tender vegetables and herbs.
mingle-mangle	A motley assortment of things.
miscellany	A book containing a collection of pieces of writing by different authors. A miscellany of houses.
mishmash	A confused mixture. A mishmash of outmoded ideas.
mix	A commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients. Titling mixes are added when vision and sound are still on separate film.
mixture	An event that combines things in a mixture. Shandy is a mixture of beer and lemonade.
oddments	A motley assortment of things.
odds and ends	The ratio by which one better’s wager is greater than that of another.
omnium-gatherum	A motley assortment of things.
patchwork	Needlework in which small pieces of cloth in different designs, colours, or textures are sewn together. A piece of patchwork.
pot-pourri	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things.
ragbag	A bag in which scraps of fabric and old clothes are kept for use. A ragbag of reforms is now being discussed.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. Such men decided the selection of candidates.

Usage Examples of "Hodgepodge" as a noun

• Rob's living room was a hodgepodge of modern furniture and antiques.

Associations of "Hodgepodge" (30 Words)

addle	(of an egg) become rotten, producing no chick. Being in love must have addled your brain.
amalgam	An alloy of mercury with another metal usually silver used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams. A curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern.
assortment	A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. A great assortment of cars was on display.
blend	The act of blending components together thoroughly. Costumes music and lighting all blend together beautifully.
blending	The act of blending components together thoroughly. The blending of the mythic and the mundane.
clutter	Unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen. The room was in a clutter of smelly untidiness.
compound	Composed of more than one partcompound flower heads. A blackberry is a compound fruit.
confuse	Assemble without order or sense. The points made by the authors confuse rather than clarify the issue.
crowding	A situation in which people or things are crowded together. He didn t like the crowding on the beach.
disorder	Bring disorder to. She disordered the house to suggest that the killer had been a burglar.
eclectic	Someone who selects according to the eclectic method. Universities offering an eclectic mix of courses.
hybrid	Bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties. The vice presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices.
incoherent	Without logical or meaningful connection. Incoherent with grief.
jumble	Be all mixed up or jumbled together. A drawer full of letters jumbled together.
melange	A varied mixture. A melange of tender vegetables and herbs.
mess	A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel. Big time outfits that do a mess of printing.
messy	Dirty and disorderly. Stripping wallpaper can be a messy time consuming job.
mingle	Be all mixed up or jumbled together. Resourcefully he mingled music and dance.
miscellany	An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. A miscellany of houses.
mix	The proportion of different people or other constituents that make up a mixture. Up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously.
mixture	An event that combines things in a mixture. A gradual mixture of cultures.
motley	Make motley color with different colors. A motley crew of discontents and zealots.
muddle	A confused multitude of things. Muddle the kiwi slices with the sugar.
patchwork	A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas. A patchwork bedspread.
promiscuous	Having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships. Americans are free to choose from a promiscuous array of values.
quilting	The pattern of stitching used for quilting. Green plastic quilting pads the walls.
ruffle	Pleat or gather into a ruffle. He ruffled her hair affectionately.
rumple	Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased. Careful you ll rumple my outfit.
smother	Suppress in order to conceal or hide. It s time for you to leave the house she ll smother you if you remain.
welter	Move in a turbulent fashion. There s such a welter of conflicting rules.