Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assorted

/əsˈɔɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: as-sort-ed
IPA: /əsˈɔɹtɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of assort

adj

Composed of a number of different kinds or types; mixed; miscellaneous.

Example Sentences

"Nor was I ever able to treat myself to the national drunkard's delight that is the ‘munchy box’: a foot-square pizza carton crammed with onion rings, doner meat shavings, hunks of nan bread and nuggets of assorted bhaji, all served on a bed of Glasgow salad."

Inflected Forms

more assorted (comparative) most assorted (superlative)

Derived Forms

assortedly assortedness assortment unassorted

Phrases

et hoc genus omne

Frequently Paired Words

et hoc genus omne

Synonyms

assorted confused conglomerate desultory deviating different disaccordant discordant discrepant disordered disparate dissimilar

Antonyms

accordant concordant homogeneous matched uniform unmixed

Rhymes With

reported supported imported transported sorted escorted purported resorted aborted thwarted ported unsupported

Questions

How do you pronounce assorted?: The recorded pronunciation is /əsˈɔɹtɪd/.
What does assorted mean?: simple past and past participle of assort

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