雑多|ざったzatta[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivemiscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

• Synonym種々雑多しゅじゅざったWrittenWritten four-character word for all sorts of things mixed together; it stresses the jumbled profusion even more strongly than 「雑多」.
• Related様々さまざまNeutralNeutral word meaning simply 'various'; unlike 「雑多」, it carries no sense of things being jumbled or disordered.
• Related多様たようNeutralMeans 'diverse' in an objective, often positive way; 「雑多」 instead suggests a messy, disordered mix.
• Related多種多様たしゅたようNeutralNeutral word for 'a great variety of'; 「雑多」 focuses on things being mixed up in disorder rather than on sheer variety.
• RelatedいろいろNeutralVery common in both speech and writing; it just means 'various', with none of 「雑多」's jumbled, disordered feel.
• Related種々しゅじゅWrittenWritten, rather literary word for 'various'; it lacks the jumbled, disordered feel of 「雑多」.
• RelatedまちまちNeutralMeans each one being different, not uniform; it stresses mutual difference rather than a jumbled mix of kinds.
• RelatedまぜこぜCasualColloquial word for things thrown together haphazardly, stressing the resulting jumble; close to 「雑多」, which stresses the many kinds mixed.
• Antonym整然せいぜんWrittenWritten word meaning orderly and well-arranged; the direct opposite of the disorder implied by 「雑多」.

Use 「雑多」 for a disorderly mix of many kinds, as in 「雑多な情報」 or 「雑多な人々」. For plain variety without the messy nuance, pick 「色々」 or 「様々」; 「多様」 is objective and often positive. 「混ぜこぜ」 is colloquial for a haphazard jumble, 「種々雑多」 a written word stressing the jumble further, and 「整然」 the written opposite.

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