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单词 alphabet soups
释义

alphabet soup

noun

: a hodgepodge especially of initials (as of the names of organizations)

Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • 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

a bowl of alphabet soup the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco
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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

alphabet soups

noun

plural of alphabet soup
as in varieties
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the alphabet soup of designer drugs that were available to patrons of the once-notorious disco

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • varieties
  • assortments
  • medleys
  • jumbles
  • collages
  • crazy quilts
  • patchwork quilts
  • ragbags
  • farragoes
  • macédoines
  • motleys
  • litters
  • grab bags
  • blends
  • mixed bags
  • salads
  • ollas podridas
  • gallimaufries
  • olios
  • hotchpotches
  • ragouts
  • salmagundis
  • olla podridas
  • jungles
  • clutters
  • omnium-gatherums
  • shuffles
  • stews
  • jambalayas
  • mélanges
  • amalgams
  • pastiches
  • hashes
  • agglomerations
  • patchworks
  • scrambles
  • agglomerates
  • gumbos
  • botches
  • combinations
  • hodgepodges
  • tangles
  • potpourris
  • rummages
  • montages
  • menageries
  • miscellanea
  • miscellanies
  • accumulations
  • smorgasbords
  • tumbles
  • mishmashes
  • welters
  • commixtures
  • aggregates
  • muddles
  • chaoses
  • aggregations
  • sundries
  • notions
  • conglomerates
  • composites
  • compounds
  • disarrays
  • odds and ends
  • conglomerations
  • fusions
  • detritus
  • dog's breakfasts
  • alloys
  • disarrangements
  • admixtures
  • disorders
  • intermixtures
  • messes
  • bollixes
  • oddments
  • catchalls
  • imbroglios
  • shambles
  • snarls
  • morasses
  • confusions
  • mix-ups
  • knots
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