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mixed

adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having two or more separate aspects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
  • The various studies produced mixed results.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heterogeneous, ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal, catholic, dishomogeneous, diverse, diversified, eclectic, liberal, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multifold, sundry, variable, varied, various

Antonyms: homogeneous, unmixed, invariable, of a piece, onefold, samely, uniform, uniformal, unvaried, unvarying

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impure, polluted, adulterated, common, contaminated, corrupted, mixed, sophisticated, tainted

Antonyms: pure

3

adj

Meaning 3

Including both male(s) and female(s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The tennis match was mixed, with a boy and a girl on each side.
  • My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: co-ed, unsegregated

Antonyms: single-sex

4

adj

Meaning 4

Stemming from two or more races or breeds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
  • Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hybrid, mongrel

Antonyms: pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred

5

adj

Meaning 5

Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The movie has received mixed reviews from movie critics.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disunifying, divisive

Antonyms: unanimous, unifying

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of mix

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds- I.A.Richards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an arrangement of assorted spring flowers
  • assorted sizes
  • miscellaneous accessories
  • a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
  • a motley crew
  • sundry sciences commonly known as social

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, motley, sundry(a)

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

involving or composed of different races

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • interracial schools
  • a mixed neighborhood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interracial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mix, equivalent to mix + -ed. Compare Middle English mixid (“mixed”, past participle), Old English miscode (“mixed”, preterite). More at mix. In adjectival use, reinforced by French mixte and/or Latin mixtus, past participle of misceō (“mix”), from the same Indo-European root as mix.

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُخْتَلِط (muḵtaliṭ) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Arabic: مخلوط (maḵlūṭ) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Arabic: مُلَخْبَط (mulaḵbaṭ) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Arabic: مخلوط (maḵlūṭ) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Arabic: مُخَرْبَط (muḵarbaṭ) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Armenian: խառն (xaṙn) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Azerbaijani: qarışıq — having two or more separate aspects
  • Azerbaijani: qatışıq — having two or more separate aspects
  • Bulgarian: разнороден (raznoroden) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Chinese Mandarin: 混合 (hùnhé) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Czech: smíšený — having two or more separate aspects
  • Danish: blandet — having two or more separate aspects
  • Dutch: gemengd — having two or more separate aspects
  • Esperanto: kunigita — having two or more separate aspects
  • Esperanto: miksita — having two or more separate aspects
  • Finnish: sekoitettu — having two or more separate aspects
  • French: mélangé — having two or more separate aspects
  • French: mêlé — having two or more separate aspects
  • French: mixte — having two or more separate aspects
  • Galician: mixto — having two or more separate aspects
  • German: gemischt — having two or more separate aspects
  • Irish: measctha — having two or more separate aspects
  • Italian: misto — having two or more separate aspects
  • Japanese: 混合した (kongō-shita) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Japanese: 交じった (majitta) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Central Kurdish: تێکەڵاو (têkellaw) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Northern Kurdish: têkel — having two or more separate aspects
  • Latin: mixtus — having two or more separate aspects
  • Latin: miscellāneus — having two or more separate aspects
  • Latin: miscellus — having two or more separate aspects
  • Norman: mêlé — having two or more separate aspects
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blandet — having two or more separate aspects
  • Portuguese: misto — having two or more separate aspects
  • Romanian: amestecat — having two or more separate aspects
  • Romanian: mixt — having two or more separate aspects
  • Russian: сме́шанный (sméšannyj) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Sanskrit: मिश्र (miśra) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte — having two or more separate aspects
  • Spanish: mixto — having two or more separate aspects
  • Spanish: conmixto — having two or more separate aspects
  • Spanish: mesto — having two or more separate aspects
  • Spanish: mezclado — having two or more separate aspects
  • Spanish: mesclado — having two or more separate aspects
  • Swedish: blandad — having two or more separate aspects
  • Turkish: karma — having two or more separate aspects
  • Ukrainian: змі́шаний (zmíšanyj) — having two or more separate aspects
  • Volapük: pemigöl — having two or more separate aspects
  • Azerbaijani: qatışıqlı — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Azerbaijani: qatışıq — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Bulgarian: примесен (primesen) — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Dutch: onzuiver — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Dutch: verdeeld — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Māori: nanu — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Portuguese: misturado — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Romanian: amestecat — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Romanian: impur — not completely pure, tainted or adulterated
  • Arabic: مُخْتَلَط (muḵtalaṭ) — including both males and females
  • Bulgarian: смесен (smesen) — including both males and females
  • Chinese Mandarin: 混合式 (hùnhéshì) — including both males and females
  • Danish: blandet — including both males and females
  • Dutch: gemengd — including both males and females
  • German: gemischt — including both males and females
  • Irish: measctha — including both males and females
  • Portuguese: misto — including both males and females
  • Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte — including both males and females
  • Spanish: mixto — including both males and females
  • Danish: blandet — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Dutch: gemengdbloedig — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Dutch: onzuiver — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • French: métis — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • German: gemischt — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • German: vermischt — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Irish: measctha — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Irish: ilchultúrtha — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Japanese: 混血の (konketsu no) — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Japanese: ハーフの (hāfu) — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blandet — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Portuguese: mestiço — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Scottish Gaelic: measgaichte — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Spanish: mixto — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Spanish: mestizo — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Spanish: híbrido — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
  • Spanish: enrazado — Stemming from two or more races or breeds
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