assorted
Americanadjective
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consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous.
assorted flavors; assorted sizes.
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consisting of selected kinds; arranged in sorts or varieties.
rows of assorted vegetables.
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matched; suited.
adjective
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consisting of various kinds mixed together; miscellaneous
assorted sweets
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arranged in sorts; classified
assorted categories
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matched; suited (esp in the combinations well-assorted, ill-assorted )
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of assorted
Explanation
An assorted group of things are different from each other. Assorted presents could include a gift certificate, a bike, and a stuffed animal. This is a word for things that aren't like each other but are in the same grouping anyway. Assorted books are on many different topics. Assorted candies are a bunch of different candies; a bag of Milky Ways can't be assorted. This word is all about difference and variety. An assorted group can also be described as miscellaneous, mixed, motley, or sundry.
Vocabulary lists containing assorted
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Example Sentences
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“A black fan was mounted to the ceiling and was blowing the leaking clear liquid into the Blast Cell Hallway, where 9 trees of uncovered Assorted Hams were stored.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
The artificial mixed berry flavor tasted like straight-up medicine — think cough medicine mixed with Tums Ultra Assorted Berries — but frozen.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
Assorted works by Randall Kenan, the award-winning fiction writer who died in 2020, are collected in “Black Folk Could Fly.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
Assorted members wore ribbon pins, passed out by Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois, co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
I put it in Ida B’s Bag of Assorted Things for Not Yet Determined Plans, but there was nothing in there except Mama’s hair.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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