They're a motley crew.
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Motley
/ˈmɒtli/
Synonyms for "motley" (320 found)
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Closest matches (64)
Noun(3 words)
amalgamatedambiguousambivalentamphibiousassortedassortmentat oddsat varianceballet skirtbandbarbespanglebespecklebespotbicolorbicoloredbladderblendedblotchbuffo
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buffoonbuskincalicocap and bellscapriciouschangeablechangingcheckcheckerchoppychromaticcloudedclowncoldcolluviescolorfulcolorificcoloringcolorycolumbinecombinedcomedycomplexcompositecompoundcompoundedconfusedconglomeratecontrarycontrastedcontrastingcoolcostumecoxcombcrazydaedaldappledappleddeparting
Strong matches (96)
deviatingdeviativedeviatorydichromaticdifferentdifferentiateddifferingdisaccordantdisagreeingdiscolordiscordantdiscrepantdiscretediscriminateddisguisedisjoineddisorderlydisparatedissimilardissonant
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distinctdistinguisheddivaricatedivergentdivergingdiversdivers-coloreddiversediversifieddiversiformdoteclecticequivocaleroseerraticfifty-fiftyflakefleckfoolfrecklegallimaufrygetupglowinghalf-and-halfhanswurstharlequinharmoniousheterogeneoushodgepodgeidiotimpulsivein disagreementinaccordantincompatibleincongruousinconsistentinconsonantinconstantindiscriminateinharmoniousintricateirisironicirreconcilableirregularjack-puddingjaggedjerkyjesterjumblejumbledkaleidoscopicmaculatemanymany sidedmany-coloredmany-sidedmarblemarbledmarbleizemasqueradematchingmedleymercurialmerry-andrewmingled
Noun(10 words)
discordantdisparatediverseeclecticharlequin costumeheterogeneousincongruousjester outfitmedleymiscellanea
Related words (160)
miscellaneousmixedmonochromaticmonochromemonochromicmotley foolmottlemottledmulticolormulticoloredmulticolorousmultifacetedmultifariousmultihuedmultinationalmultiracialmutablenonconformistnonstandardnonuniform
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odds and endsomnium-gatherumoutfitpantalonepantaloonparti colorparti-colorparti-coloredpastichepatchypepperpepper-and-saltpickle-herringpiebaldpiedpigmentarypintopluralisticpoles apartpoles asunderpolichinellepolychromaticpolychromepolychromicpolychromizeprismalprismaticpromiscuouspulcinellapunchpunchinelloraggedrainbowrigroughsaladscaramouchscrambledseparateseparatedseveralshotshot throughskewbaldslapsticksockspanglespasmodicspeckspecklespectralsplotchsporadicspotspottysprinklestigmatizestipplestreakstriatestripestudsyncretictattootessellatethrown togetherthunder and lightningtightstinctorialtingenttoningtrichromatictrichromictricolortricoloredtututwo-toneunconformableuncongenialunequableunequalunevenunlikeunorthodoxunsortedunstableunsteadyunsystematicununiformvariablevariantvaricoloredvariedvariegatevariegatedvariformvariousvaryingveinversicolorversicoloredwarmwaveringwidely apartworlds apartzany
Adjective(19 words)
Noun(12 words)
mishmashmixed bagmottledmulticoloredpatchworkpatchwork costumepotpourrisalmagundismorgasbordvariedvariegatedvariety
Verb(3 words)
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12 entriescalicodiscordant ensembleeclectic mixharlequin costumehodgepodgeincongruous blendjester outfitmedleymixed bagpatchworkpatchwork garmentragbag
Collocations
9 entriesmotley arraymotley assortmentmotley attiremotley collectionmotley colorsmotley crewmotley datamotley garmentmotley pattern
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The park is home to a motley group of amphibians, a raft of different tree species, a dozen beehives and—grazing placidly in the distance—a flock of Brittany sheep, practicing ‘ecological management.’
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A motley crew of educators and students gathered at the seminar.
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At the centre of the council estate was a green surrounded by a motley collection of small, tired and tatty-looking shops, half of which were empty, their windows boarded up.
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