26984 words

mixed

10 definitions • 15 examples
1
showing a mixture of different feelings or opinions:

Examples:

There has been a mixed reaction to the changes.
The results are a little more mixed than we had hoped (= some are good but some are bad).
2
including many different types of people or things:

Examples:

She has a very mixed group of friends.
3

Examples:

Our children go to a mixed school.
Some of his jokes were too rude for mixed company (= a group where both males and females are present).
4
including people of different religions or races:

Examples:

a mixed marriage
5

Examples:

I have mixed emotions/feelings about moving across the country – it’s exciting, but I’ll miss my old friends.
6
Mixed can also mean combining people of different races or religions:

Examples:

The island’s population is of mixed descent.
7
showing a mixture of different results, opinions, or qualities:

Examples:

The country's overall economic performance last year was rather mixed.
The President's tax plan received a mixed reaction on Wall Street.
Government statistics offer a mixed picture of the economy's recovery.
8
a range of things that differ in type or quality:

Examples:

The financial results, so far, are a mixed bag.
a mixed bag of investment choices
9
a building project consisting of different types of buildings with different purposes or uses:

Examples:

This is a mixed development of shared ownership and rented homes now being built in Ilford, East London.
10
a set of statements that seem to say first one thing and then a different or opposite thing:

Examples:

send/give mixed messages It's frustrating when a manager sends mixed messages about an employee's performance.

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