mixed
Stirred into one
Mixed describes things combined or blended together: mixed nuts, mixed feelings, mixed company.
A mixed bag contains varied elements of uneven quality.
Mixed signals are contradictory messages.
Someone of mixed race has parents from different racial backgrounds.
A mixed blessing brings both advantages and disadvantages.
To get mixed up is to become confused, or to become involved: He got mixed up with the wrong crowd.
Emotional responses experienced internally
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- complicatedDifficult to understand
confused · torn · uncertain · contradictory · complex · unsettled · turbulent · muddled
Combine into mixture
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- fusionJoining into unity
- amalgamMixture of disparate parts
- compositeMade of distinct parts
medley · mashup · cocktail · potpourri · mélange · mosaic · patchwork · salad
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- multiethnicOf many backgrounds
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- variedDiffering in type
cosmopolitan · integrated · inclusive · pluralistic · cross-cultural · intercultural · blended · interracial
Mixed by circular motion
beaten · incorporated · emulsified · creamed · sifted · kneaded · marinated · seasoned
Relative difference between things
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- RobinBird-derived given name
- derivativesThings derived from another
- constraintsLimits on action
conditions · value · problem · partial · domain · eigenvalue · mathematical · physics
feelings
Emotional responses experienced internally
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
complicated · confused · torn · uncertain · contradictory · complex · unsettled · turbulent · muddled · ambiguous
blend
Combine into mixture
composite · medley · mashup · cocktail · potpourri · mélange · mosaic · patchwork · salad · smorgasbord
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- multiethnicOf many backgrounds
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
varied · cosmopolitan · integrated · inclusive · pluralistic · cross-cultural · intercultural · blended · interracial · assimilated
stirred
Mixed by circular motion
folded · beaten · incorporated · emulsified · creamed · sifted · kneaded · marinated · seasoned · batter
differential
Relative difference between things
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- RobinBird-derived given name
- derivativesThings derived from another
constraints · conditions · value · problem · partial · domain · eigenvalue · mathematical · physics
- disorderedchaotic, disorganized, disordered, jumbled, messy
- market outlookbullish, bearish, optimistic, pessimistic, forecast
- multiculturalismmulticultural, multiethnic, ethnic diversity, diverse, pluralism
- processed statesprocessed, treated, refined, purified, filtered
- mixture statesblended, combined, dissolved, diluted, concentrated
- cryptic cluesanagram, hidden, reversal, homophone, container
mixedpure
Unmixed, without impurities
unmixed · homogeneous · uniform · unadulterated · unblended
mixedpurebred
Of single breed ancestry
pedigree · thoroughbred · pedigreed · full-blooded · pureblooded
mixedsegregated
Forcibly kept separate
separated · unintegrated · exclusive · single-sex · separate
- mixed upDisordered or confused
- mix upConfuse or disorder
- mixed feelingsConflicting emotional responses
- mixing bowlContainer for combining ingredients
- trail mixPortable snack blend
- mixing upMistaking one for another
mix, mixture, mixing, admixture, mixed doubles, mixed feelings, mixed drink, mixed economy, mixed drinks