Synonyms
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- 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 hodgepodge in a Sentence
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
The painting is indeed a hodgepodge of body parts, but it’s also constructed with immense sophistication.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
But the confusing hodgepodge of rules has hindered Vybes’ growth.
—Julie Creswell, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
The city resembled a hodgepodge of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Disneyland—with Chinese characteristics, of course.
—Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
Almost all the shoreline — a hodgepodge of ugly industrial sites, garbage dumps and warehouses — was off limits to the public.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
The glossy studio shows with sleek graphics and coverage changes to make games easier to find and watch, especially compared to previous MLS coverage deals when games were shown on a hodgepodge of TV networks and local affiliates, have worked.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
The cable channel, currently a hodgepodge of reality shows and reruns, will become an additional platform for the media giant’s sports properties, which include the NBA, the NHL and the NCAA basketball tournament.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The regulations would also require companies to file their disclosures in Form 10-Ks, rather than requiring investors to gather data from a hodgepodge of places including sustainability reports, corporate websites and third-party disclosures.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Hodgepodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hodgepodge. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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an altered form of hotchpotch, from Middle English hochepot "mixed stew," derived from early French hochepot (same meaning), from hochier "to shake" and pot "pot, container"
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