crazy quilt
1 of 2noun
1
: a patchwork quilt without a design
2
: jumble, hodgepodge
a crazy quilt of regulations
crazy-quilt
2 of 2adjective
cra·zy-quilt ˈkrā-zē-ˈkwilt 
: resembling a crazy quilt : haphazard
a crazy-quilt system
Synonyms
Noun
- agglomerate
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- 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
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Example Sentences
Noun a crazy quilt of streets an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum
Recent Examples on the Web
Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 Such data don’t include people who didn’t have access to health care, didn’t seek it, or gave up, thinking there was no help for their crazy quilt of symptoms. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2022 His career has been a fascinating hodgepodge of feints and fake-outs, a crazy quilt of dumb-smart action flicks, brainy meta-meditations, daring experiments, rom-coms, family films. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 After watching an introductory film, visitors browse treasures, including an 1885 crazy quilt made by the Jewish Ladies’ Sewing Circle in Canton, Miss., who raffled it off to fund its local synagogue. Washington Post, 21 July 2021 The defense characterized the government theory as a crazy quilt of bad inferences, perjured testimony and junk science, stitched together in a vengeful bid to destroy a criminal defense attorney whose only crime was doing his job too well. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021 The walls were covered with ones, jasper, porphyry, and a dozen different marbles and, set in this crazy quilt, were carved, crystal medallions. Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021 According to oral tradition, the two systems incorporated a pre-1883 hodgepodge of pipes – some wooden, wells, and springs that ran in a crazy quilt hither and yon. Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021 But the patchwork of stations is a crazy quilt compared to Tesla’s uniform, multi-stall superchargers. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020 See More
Noun
Fittingly, the barn holds one of the most interesting blocks on the trail, a crazy quilt in honor of Margo’s great-great grandmother, a quilter. Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 Such data don’t include people who didn’t have access to health care, didn’t seek it, or gave up, thinking there was no help for their crazy quilt of symptoms. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2022 His career has been a fascinating hodgepodge of feints and fake-outs, a crazy quilt of dumb-smart action flicks, brainy meta-meditations, daring experiments, rom-coms, family films. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 After watching an introductory film, visitors browse treasures, including an 1885 crazy quilt made by the Jewish Ladies’ Sewing Circle in Canton, Miss., who raffled it off to fund its local synagogue. Washington Post, 21 July 2021 The defense characterized the government theory as a crazy quilt of bad inferences, perjured testimony and junk science, stitched together in a vengeful bid to destroy a criminal defense attorney whose only crime was doing his job too well. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021 The walls were covered with ones, jasper, porphyry, and a dozen different marbles and, set in this crazy quilt, were carved, crystal medallions. Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021 According to oral tradition, the two systems incorporated a pre-1883 hodgepodge of pipes – some wooden, wells, and springs that ran in a crazy quilt hither and yon. Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021 But the patchwork of stations is a crazy quilt compared to Tesla’s uniform, multi-stall superchargers. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1888, in the meaning defined above
crazy quilts
noun
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum Synonyms & Similar Words
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- varieties
- assortments
- medleys
- jumbles
- patchwork quilts
- collages
- ragbags
- alphabet soups
- farragoes
- macédoines
- litters
- grab bags
- blends
- salads
- mixed bags
- motleys
- ollas podridas
- jambalayas
- ragouts
- jungles
- mélanges
- gallimaufries
- salmagundis
- omnium-gatherums
- clutters
- olios
- agglomerations
- hotchpotches
- shuffles
- gumbos
- amalgams
- olla podridas
- agglomerates
- hashes
- stews
- patchworks
- scrambles
- pastiches
- hodgepodges
- rummages
- botches
- tangles
- potpourris
- menageries
- combinations
- miscellanea
- smorgasbords
- mishmashes
- montages
- miscellanies
- accumulations
- tumbles
- welters
- aggregates
- muddles
- aggregations
- notions
- commixtures
- sundries
- chaoses
- conglomerates
- composites
- compounds
- disarrays
- conglomerations
- fusions
- detritus
- alloys
- dog's breakfasts
- disarrangements
- odds and ends
- admixtures
- disorders
- messes
- intermixtures
- catchalls
- bollixes
- oddments
- imbroglios
- snarls
- shambles
- morasses
- confusions
- mix-ups
- knots
