assorted

[uh-sawr-tid]

adjective

1. consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous.

   assorted flavors; assorted sizes.

2. consisting of selected kinds; arranged in sorts or varieties.

   rows of assorted vegetables.

3. matched; suited.

assorted

/ əˈsɔːtɪd /

adjective

1. consisting of various kinds mixed together; miscellaneous

   assorted sweets

2. arranged in sorts; classified

   assorted categories

3. matched; suited (esp in the combinations well-assorted, ill-assorted )

Other Word Forms

• unassorted adjective
• well-assorted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assorted¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; assort + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Despite hurting growth, a broader U.K. tax increase could have advantages compared with a grab bag of assorted tax increases, economists say.

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The American right has to shed its Jew-haters somehow, just as it had to loose itself from segregationism and assorted paranoias in the 1960s.

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It is also liberating to spend 40 minutes not thinking about work or assorted problems and anxieties.

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Koerner runs an investigations and fraud-prevention company that has had decades of dealings with government agencies and assorted businesses, including insurance companies.

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Lee surrounds himself with a network of well-meaning people who take care of each other, interspersed with assorted ne’er-do-wells.

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Related Words

• sundry