BOLLIX Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

bollix

noun

Definition of bollix

as in mishmash

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Noun

First, owing to the executive churn that preceded Stearns, the Mets’ front office is a mishmash of hires from several different regimes.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Large projects consist of a spider’s web of deadlines, a mishmash of budgets, a cavalcade of different teams to organize and a litany of regulatory hurdles to clear.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of mishmash

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Even after the band shuffles offstage, the air feels electric, the crowd lingering in place to delay the post-set comedown.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Losing Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to an injury meant a significant lineup shuffle, and that one loss impacted five-on-five, power play and penalty kill units.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffle

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Each is, in her own way, a minimalist, and both have pursued forms of writing that constrain a terrible excess of feeling—that give shape and weight to the maelstrom of passion.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, smaller eddies and vortices near the perimeter feed the giant maelstrom in the center.

— Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of maelstrom

Noun

Consumers who buy insurance through an employer or on the Affordable Care Act marketplace may have a hodgepodge of plans to choose from, with different premiums, cost-sharing provisions, doctor networks and other factors to consider.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Bounded by Washington Street, State Street, Randolph Street and Dearborn Street, Block 37 once sported a hodgepodge of vintage buildings housing theaters, arcades and wig shops, among other businesses.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hodgepodge

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Your overflow of coffee table books,backup candles, and other living room miscellany can find a home in this sideboard that can anchor your entryway or moonlight as an entertainment console.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Chinese scholar Yuan Zhang told me of her love for Diario Minimo (1963) and Eco’s other collections of journalistic miscellany.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

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