| Main Entry: | mosaic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collage |
Synonyms: |
checker, montage, motley, patchwork, plaid, tessellation, variegation |
| Main Entry: | complex |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved, intricate |
Synonyms: |
circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiform, multiple, multiplex, tangled, tortuous, variegated |
| Notes: | something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |
Antonyms: |
clear, easy, evident, homogeneous, obvious, plain, simple, uniform |
| Main Entry: | heterogeneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, miscellaneous |
Synonyms: |
amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, contrasted, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, diversified, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mingled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiplex, odd, opposed, unallied, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated |
Antonyms: |
homogeneous, identical, pure, single, unchanging, uniform |
| Main Entry: | mix/mixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assortment, combination |
Synonyms: |
admixture, adulteration, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, assimilation, association, batter, blend, brew, combine, combo, commixture, composite, compound, concoction, confection, conglomeration, cross, crossing, dough, fusion, goulash, grab bag, hodgepodge, hybrid, hybridization, incorporation, infiltration, interfusion, jumble, mash, medley, merger, mingling, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mosaic, mélange, package, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, saturation, soup, stew, transfusion, union, variety |
Antonyms: |
disconnection, division, separation |
| Main Entry: | speckled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dotted |
Synonyms: |
brindled, dappled, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, mottled, particolored, patchy, peppered, punctate, spotted, spotty, sprinkled, stippled, studded, variegated |
Antonyms: |
plain, unspeckled |
| Main Entry: | spotted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speckled |
Synonyms: |
blotched, dappled, dotted, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, patchy, pied, spotty, sprinkled |
| Main Entry: | mixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | combination |
Synonyms: |
admixture, adulteration, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, assimilation, association, batter, blend, brew, combine, combo, commixture, composite, compound, concoction, confection, conglomeration, cross, crossing, dough, fusion, goulash, grab bag, hodgepodge, hybrid, hybridization, incorporation, infiltration, interfusion, jumble, mash, medley, merger, mingling, miscellany, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mosaic, mélange, package, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, saturation, soup, stew, transfusion, union, variety |
| Main Entry: | involute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complex |
Synonyms: |
Daedalian, byzantine, circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, intricate, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiform, multiple, multiplex, tangled, tortuous, variegated |
| Main Entry: | mottle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speckle |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, besprinkle, brindle, dapple, dot, flake, fleck, freckle, mosaic, patch, pepper, punctate, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple, variegate |
| Main Entry: | mixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
composite, farraginous, half, hybrid, implex, indiscriminate, linsey, miscellaneous, miscible, mixed, mongrel, motley, promiscuous
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