Synonyms for motley
ˈmɒt limot·ley

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1. motley

   Synonyms:
   parti-colored, variegated, mixed, medley, heterogeneous, diversified

   Antonyms:
   uniform, homogeneous, alike, monochromatic

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1. assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motleynoun

   a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

   "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

   Synonyms:
   salmagundi, diverseness, form, multifariousness, pastiche, categorisation, diversity, categorization, florilegium, mixture, miscellany, admixture, classification, mix, change, variety show, potpourri, concoction, commixture, kind, compartmentalisation, miscellanea, smorgasbord, assortment, compartmentalization, garland, mixing, sort, medley, intermixture, variety, mixed bag

   Antonyms:
   homogenous, homogeneous, uncolored, uncoloured

2. motleynoun

   a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)

   Synonyms:
   smorgasbord, mixed bag, miscellanea, salmagundi, miscellany, potpourri, variety, assortment, mixture

   Antonyms:
   homogeneous, homogenous, uncolored, uncoloured

3. motleyadjective

   a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England

   Synonyms:
   smorgasbord, mixed bag, miscellanea, salmagundi, miscellany, potpourri, variety, assortment, mixture

   Antonyms:
   uncoloured, homogeneous, homogenous, uncolored

4. assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry(a)adjective

   consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds

   "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards

   Antonyms:
   uncoloured, homogenous, homogeneous, uncolored

5. motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi-colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicolouredverb

   having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

   "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

   Synonyms:
   multi-color, multicolor, particolored, miscellaneous, calico, multicoloured, painted, mixed, pied, sundry(a), piebald, multicolored, multicolour, multi-colored, multi-colour, particoloured, varicolored, multi-coloured, variegated, assorted, varicoloured

   Antonyms:
   uncolored, homogeneous, homogenous, uncoloured

6. vary, variegate, motleyverb

   make something more diverse and varied

   "Vary the menu"

   Synonyms:
   change, alter, deviate, vary, diverge, parti-color, depart, variegate

   Antonyms:
   homogeneous, uncoloured, homogenous, uncolored

7. motley, parti-colorverb

   make motley; color with different colors

   Synonyms:
   vary, parti-color, variegate

   Antonyms:
   homogenous, uncoloured, homogeneous, uncolored

Matched Categories

1. • Diversify
   • Garment

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1. motleyadjective

   Synonyms:
   variegated, dappled, MOTTLED

2. motleyadjective

   Synonyms:
   heterogeneous, of various kinds

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How to use motley in a sentence?

1. William Shakespeare:

   I met a fool I' the forest, a motley fool.

2. Sasha Frid:

   Mötley Crüe always performs its songs live but during the last tour Mick struggled to remember chords, played the wrong songs and made constant mistakes which led to his departure from the band.

3. Brown Jackson:

   And like Judge Motley, I have dedicated my career to ensuring that the words engraved on the front of the Supreme Court building --' Equal Justice Under Law' -- are a reality and not just an idea.

4. Ian Graham:

   She's a shining light, hardworking and with an integrity that the rest of the motley crew in British politics just doesn't have.