mixed bag
Varied quality collection
A mixed bag is a collection containing both good and bad elements, successes and failures, or varying quality.
The metaphor suggests reaching into a bag without knowing what you'll pull out: The reviews were a mixed bag—some loved it, others hated it.
His career has been a mixed bag of hits and misses.
Gathered set of items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
- miscellanyAssorted collection of items
array · selection · compilation · assemblage · sampler · batch · bundle · grouping
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- wildcardUnpredictable factor in play
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
crapshoot · toss-up · risk · chance · luck · inconsistency · variability · fluctuation
State of being diverse
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- eclecticismCombining from multiple sources
- multiplicityState of being many
- spectrumContinuous range of values
breadth · range · pluralism · mosaic · tapestry · kaleidoscope · patchwork · blend
collection
Gathered set of items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- medleyVaried mixture or blend
- potpourriFragrant dried petal mixture
miscellany · array · selection · compilation · assemblage · sampler · batch · bundle · grouping · set
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- wildcardUnpredictable factor in play
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
lottery · crapshoot · toss-up · risk · chance · luck · inconsistency · variability · fluctuation · hit-or-miss
variety
State of being diverse
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- eclecticismCombining from multiple sources
- multiplicityState of being many
spectrum · breadth · range · pluralism · mosaic · tapestry · kaleidoscope · patchwork · blend · fusion
mishmash
Disorderly mixture of elements
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
tangle · chaos · disarray · clutter · confusion · disorder · farrago · gallimaufry · hotchpotch · ragbag
- catch-allscatch-all, miscellaneous, miscellany, hodgepodge, odds and ends
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- chancechance, luck, lottery, dice, randomness
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
- disorderchaos, chaotic, disarray, mess, disordered
- mixingstir, blend, shake, combine, fold
mixed bagconsistent
Not varying or contradicting
all good · homogeneous · reliable · predictable · steady
mixed bagclean sweep
Complete, uncontested victory
total disaster · home run · slam dunk · pure gold · consistent
mixed baghomogeneous
Alike in composition throughout
uniform · monolithic · standardized · cookie-cutter · all the same
bag, mix, mixed, mixture, mixer, mixing, mixes, unmixed, mixers