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mixed
- /mɪkst/
Where it comes from
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.
verb mixt
- simple past and past participle of mix
adjective more mixed · most mixed · mixt
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Having two or more separate aspects.
I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
Similar: heterogeneous, ambivalent, conflicted, equivocal, catholic, dishomogeneous, diverse, diversified, eclectic, liberal, manifold, miscellaneous · Opposite: homogeneous, unmixed, invariable, of a piece, onefold, samely, uniform, uniformal, unvaried, unvarying
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Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
Similar: impure, polluted, adulterated, common, contaminated, corrupted, mixed, sophisticated, tainted · Opposite: pure
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Including both male(s) and female(s).
The tennis match was mixed, with a boy and a girl on each side.
Similar: co-ed, unsegregated · Opposite: single-sex
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Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
Similar: hybrid, mongrel · Opposite: pedigree, pure, pureblooded, purebred
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Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
The movie has received mixed reviews from movie critics.
Similar: disunifying, divisive · Opposite: unanimous, unifying
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: heterogeneous, blended, amalgamated, motley, assorted, miscellaneous, integrated, interracial, sundry, scrub, crossbred, cur, underbred, mongrel, intermingled, double
Translations
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title = {mixed},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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