assorted
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Consisting of various kinds mixed together: "Assorted" describes a group or collection made up of different types, varieties, or sorts of things.
- Selected and arranged into a collection: It can also imply that the different items have been purposely chosen or grouped, though not necessarily in a uniform or orderly way.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The gift basket contained an assorted selection of fine chocolates.
- Please pick up a box of assorted donuts for the meeting.
- The drawer was filled with an assorted collection of buttons and ribbons.
Advanced Usage
- "ill-assorted": poorly matched or not going well together.
- The ill-assorted furniture made the room look cluttered and uncomfortable.
- Used to describe a group of people with diverse backgrounds or characteristics.
- An assorted crowd gathered to hear the speaker.
Variants and Related Words
- Assortment (noun): A collection of various kinds of things; a variety.
- The store offers a wide assortment of cheeses.
- Assort (verb): To classify or arrange in groups; to supply with an assortment.
- The librarian will assort the new books by genre.
Synonyms
- Various: of different types.
- Miscellaneous: consisting of members or elements of different kinds.
- Mixed: consisting of different qualities or elements.
- Diverse: showing a great deal of variety.
Antonyms
- Uniform: not varying; the same in all cases and at all times.
- Identical: exactly alike.
- Homogeneous: of the same kind; alike.
Adjective
- of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
- assorted sizes
- his disguises are many and various
- various experiments have failed to disprove the theory
- cited various reasons for his behavior
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
- assorted sizes
- miscellaneous accessories
- a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
- a motley crew
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