mixed
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- combined, amalgamated, blended, composite, compound, joint, mingled, united
- varied, assorted, cosmopolitan, diverse, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, motley

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Related Words: amalgamated, blended, fused, merged, mingled

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mixed S2 /mɪkst/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: mix, mixer, mixture; verb: mix; adjective: mixed]

1. [only before noun] consisting of several different types of things or people:
a very mixed group of women
a mixed salad

2. mixed feelings/emotions if you have mixed feelings or emotions about something, you are not sure whether you like, agree with, or feel happy about it
mixed feelings/emotions about
I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again.
He watched with mixed emotions.

3. mixed reaction/response/reviews etc if something gets a mixed reaction etc, some people say they like it or agree with it, but others dislike it or disagree with it:
The film has had mixed reviews from the critics.
Media coverage of the event was mixed.

4. especially British English for both males and females:
a mixed school

5. a mixed blessing something that is good in some ways but bad in others:
Having your parents living nearby is a mixed blessing.

6. a mixed bag
a) a group of things or people that are all very different from each other
a mixed bag of
The concert was a mixed bag of classical and modern music.
Club-goers are a mixed bag these days, and so are the places they go clubbing.
b) something that includes both good and bad parts:
The meat was very good, but the vegetables were rather a mixed bag.

7. (of) mixed race having parents of different races:
children of mixed race

8. in mixed company when you are with people of both sexes:
It’s not the sort of joke you tell in mixed company.
⇒ mixed metaphor at metaphor(2)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mixed
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. decidedly, extremely, very | fairly, rather, somewhat | curiously, strangely | randomly | inextricably In his world-view, art and religions were inextricably mixed.
ethnically, racially, socially an ethnically mixed community

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