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A Word A Day : Miscellaneous
Word of 30th April 2007: A Word A Day-Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
I have maintained a miscellaneous collection of books and cassettes.
Synonyms:
Assorted
Mingled
Motley
Unlike
Various
Variant
Dissimilar
Discordant
Confused
Promiscuous
Contextual Examples:
The gift pack contained assorted biscuits.
A few goats were mingled with the sheep in the same field.
It is amazing that such a motley group has got along for such a long time.
It is the only club which gives membership to unlike persons.
This song is just a variant of a folk tune.
We have various types of cars in this show room for sale.
The two girls are so dissimilar that you won’t believe they are real sisters.
The speakers had entirely discordant views on the subject. Hence they could not help quarreling with each other.
He was so confused that he could not answer even simple questions.
She did not regard herself as promiscuous.
Antonyms:
Homogeneous
Identical
Like
Pure
Uniform
Same
Similar
Contextual Examples:
India is composed of homogenous races.
The interests of all the states in India are identical.
Very often he behaves like an uneducated person.
This is pure diamond, not artificial.
A uniform law on citizenship prevails in most of the European countries.
I am facing the same problems in this city as you are facing.
I am happy we have similar tastes in colour and dress.