assorted

[ uh-sawr-tid ]

adjective

1. consisting of different or various kinds; miscellaneous:

   assorted flavors; assorted sizes.

2. consisting of selected kinds; arranged in sorts or varieties:

   rows of assorted vegetables.

3. matched; suited.

assorted

/ əˈsɔːtɪd /

adjective

1. consisting of various kinds mixed together; miscellaneous

   assorted sweets

2. arranged in sorts; classified

   assorted categories

3. matched; suited (esp in the combinations well-assorted, ill-assorted )

Other Words From

• unas·sorted adjective
• well-as·sorted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assorted¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; assort + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Through her website Web3 is Going Just Great and newsletter Citation Needed, she keeps tabs on the hacks, scams, failures, hype and assorted legal difficulties swirling about the cryptocurrency world.

From Los Angeles Times

Several times in the past few decades, when park conditions deteriorated, restoration efforts were launched by assorted teams of residents, merchants, public officials, law enforcement agencies and nonprofit saviors.

From Los Angeles Times

West Hollywood resident Bill Bekkala, 65, sent me a list of Trump outrages, hypocrisy, vulgarity, lies, insults and assorted travesties that’s longer than this column and is still a work in progress.

From Los Angeles Times

His history of racism includes his refusal to rent apartments to nonwhites, his birtherism against Barack Obama, private meetings with antisemites and avowed white supremacists, creation of a concentration camp system for nonwhite migrants as part of his regime’s family separation policy, suggestion that the Nazis, white supremacists and assorted racist thugs who rampaged in Charlottesville in 2017 are “very fine people” and racially disparate impact of his public policies on Black and brown communities.

From Salon

“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

Related Words

• sundry