If you describe something as kaleidoscopic, you mean that it consists of a lot of very different parts, such as different colours, patterns, or shapes.
...a kaleidoscopic study of the shifting ideas and symbols of French nationhood.
More Synonyms of kaleidoscopic
Examples of 'kaleidoscopic' in a sentence
kaleidoscopic
The resulting patterns have a kaleidoscopic feel.
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Her home is as kaleidoscopic as her designs and, arguably, more loved by the locals.
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1 (adjective)
a kaleidoscopic set of bright images
Synonyms
many-coloured
multi-coloured
harlequin
the striking harlequin floor
psychedelic
psychedelic patterns
motley
variegated
variegated grey and green leaves
prismatic
varicoloured
2 (adjective)
a kaleidoscopic world of complex relationships
Synonyms
changeable
He was a man of changeable moods.
The forecast is for changeable weather.
shifting
varied
mobile
She had a mobile, expressive face.
variable
Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day.
fluid
The situation is extremely fluid.
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
volatile
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
unpredictable
Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
unstable
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
fluctuating
indefinite
unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
protean
the protean and complex nature of his work
mutable
Time, space and matter are mutable realities.
impermanent
inconstant
3 (adjective)
a kaleidoscopic and fractured view of Los Angeles
Synonyms
complicated
a complicated voting system
complex
in-depth coverage of today's complex issues
confused
The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.
Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
confusing
The statement they issued was highly confusing.
disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
puzzling
His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.
unclear
baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
bewildering
The choice of excursions was bewildering.
chaotic
My house is always a chaotic mess.
muddled
a muddled pile of historical manuscripts
intricate
intricate patterns and motifs
jumbled
convoluted
disorganized
I can't work in a disorganized office.
disarranged
Additional synonyms
in the sense of baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
Synonyms
puzzling,
strange,
confusing,
weird,
mysterious,
unclear,
bewildering,
elusive,
enigmatic,
perplexing,
incomprehensible,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
unaccountable,
unfathomable
in the sense of bewildering
The choice of excursions was bewildering.
Synonyms
confusing,
surprising,
amazing,
stunning,
puzzling,
astonishing,
staggering,
eye-popping (informal),
baffling,
astounding,
perplexing,
mystifying,
stupefying
in the sense of chaotic
My house is always a chaotic mess.
Synonyms
disordered,
confused,
uncontrolled,
anarchic,
tumultuous,
lawless,
riotous,
topsy-turvy,
disorganized,
purposeless,
rampageous
Nearby words of
kaleidoscopic
juxtaposition
kai
kak
kaleidoscopic
kamikaze
kangaroo
kaput
Synonyms of 'kaleidoscopic'
kaleidoscopic
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of complex
Definition
intricate or complicated
in-depth coverage of today's complex issues
Synonyms
complicated,
difficult,
involved,
mixed,
elaborate,
tangled,
mingled,
intricate,
tortuous,
convoluted,
knotty,
labyrinthine,
circuitous,
Daedalian (literary)
in the sense of confused
Definition
disordered and difficult to understand or make sense of
The situation remains confused as both sides claim victory.Everything lay in a confused heap on the floor.
Synonyms
disorderly,
disordered,
chaotic,
mixed up,
jumbled,
untidy,
out of order,
in disarray,
topsy-turvy,
disorganized,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
at sixes and sevens,
disarranged,
hugger-mugger (archaic),
disarrayed
in the sense of confusing
The statement they issued was highly confusing.
Synonyms
bewildering,
complicated,
puzzling,
misleading,
unclear,
baffling,
muddling,
contradictory,
ambiguous,
inconsistent,
perplexing,
clear as mud (informal)
in the sense of disordered
a disordered heap of mossy branches
Synonyms
untidy,
confused,
muddled,
all over the place,
displaced,
out of place,
jumbled,
misplaced,
dislocated,
deranged,
in a mess,
disorganized,
in confusion,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarranged,
disarrayed,
out of kilter,
daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of disorganized
I can't work in a disorganized office.
Synonyms
muddled,
confused,
disordered,
shuffled,
chaotic,
jumbled,
haphazard,
unorganized,
unsystematic,
unmethodical
in the sense of fluid
Definition
constantly changing or apt to change
The situation is extremely fluid.
Synonyms
changeable,
mobile,
flexible,
volatile,
unstable,
adjustable,
fluctuating,
indefinite,
shifting,
floating,
adaptable,
mercurial,
protean,
mutable
in the sense of harlequin
Definition
in varied colours
the striking harlequin floor
Synonyms
colourful,
rainbow,
psychedelic,
variegated,
chequered,
jazzy,
multicoloured,
kaleidoscopic,
many-coloured,
polychromatic,
varicoloured
in the sense of intricate
Definition
full of complicated detail
intricate patterns and motifs
Synonyms
complicated,
involved,
complex,
difficult,
fancy,
sophisticated,
elaborate,
obscure,
tangled,
baroque,
perplexing,
tortuous,
Byzantine,
convoluted,
rococo,
knotty,
labyrinthine,
daedal (literary)
in the sense of mobile
Definition
changing quickly in expression
She had a mobile, expressive face.
Synonyms
changeable,
meaning,
animated,
expressive,
eloquent,
suggestive,
ever-changing
in the sense of motley
Definition
multicoloured
Synonyms
multicoloured,
rainbow,
variegated,
chequered,
polychrome,
polychromatic,
particoloured,
polychromous
Additional synonyms
in the sense of muddled
a muddled pile of historical manuscripts
Synonyms
jumbled,
confused,
disordered,
scrambled,
tangled,
chaotic,
messy,
mixed-up,
disorganized,
higgledy-piggledy (informal),
disarrayed
in the sense of mutable
Definition
able to or tending to change
Time, space and matter are mutable realities.
Synonyms
changeable,
changing,
variable,
flexible,
uncertain,
volatile,
unsettled,
unstable,
inconsistent,
wavering,
unreliable,
fickle,
adaptable,
unsteady,
vacillating,
irresolute,
undependable,
inconstant,
alterable
in the sense of protean
Definition
capable of constantly changing shape or form
the protean and complex nature of his work
Synonyms
changeable,
variable,
volatile,
versatile,
temperamental,
ever-changing,
mercurial,
many-sided,
mutable,
polymorphous,
multiform
in the sense of psychedelic
Definition
having vivid colours and complex patterns similar to those experienced during hallucinations
psychedelic patterns
Synonyms
multicoloured,
wild,
crazy (informal),
freaky (slang),
kaleidoscopic
in the sense of puzzling
His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.
Synonyms
perplexing,
baffling,
bewildering,
hard,
involved,
misleading,
unclear,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
incomprehensible,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
unaccountable,
knotty,
unfathomable,
labyrinthine,
full of surprises,
abstruse,
beyond you,
oracular
in the sense of uncertain
Definition
not to be depended upon
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
Synonyms
doubtful,
undetermined,
unpredictable,
insecure,
questionable,
ambiguous,
unreliable,
precarious,
indefinite,
indeterminate,
incalculable,
iffy (informal),
changeable,
indistinct,
chancy (informal),
unforeseeable,
unsettled,
unresolved,
in the balance,
unconfirmed,
up in the air,
unfixed,
conjectural,
sketchy (informal)
in the sense of unpredictable
Definition
not easy to predict or foresee
Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
Synonyms
extraordinary,
erratic,
changeable,
variable,
chance,
random,
doubtful,
unstable,
unreliable,
fickle,
hit-and-miss (informal),
iffy (informal),
hit-or-miss (informal),
inconstant,
unforeseeable,
fluky (informal),
scattershot
in the sense of unstable
Definition
likely to change suddenly and create difficulties or danger
The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.
Synonyms
changeable,
volatile,
unpredictable,
variable,
fluctuating,
unsteady,
fitful,
inconstant
in the sense of unsteady
His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out.
Synonyms
erratic,
unpredictable,
volatile,
unsettled,
wavering,
unreliable,
temperamental,
changeable,
vacillating,
flighty,
inconstant
in the sense of variable
Definition
likely to change at any time
Weather conditions are variable and change from day to day.
Synonyms
changeable,
unstable,
fluctuating,
shifting,
flexible,
wavering,
uneven,
fickle,
temperamental,
mercurial,
capricious,
unsteady,
protean,
vacillating,
fitful,
mutable,
inconstant,
chameleonic
Additional synonyms
in the sense of variegated
Definition
having patches or streaks of different colours
variegated grey and green leaves
Synonyms
mottled,
pied,
streaked,
motley,
many-coloured,
parti-coloured,
varicoloured
in the sense of volatile
Definition
(of circumstances) liable to sudden change
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.