The difference between Mixed and Unmixed
When used as adjectives, mixed means having two or more separate aspects, whereas unmixed means pure, not mixed or combined.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mixed and Unmixed
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Mixed as a verb:
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Mixed as an adjective:
Having two or more separate aspects.
Examples:
"I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Examples:
"My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Examples:
"The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side."
"My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school."
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Mixed as an adjective:
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
Examples:
"The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions."
"Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed"
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Unmixed as an adjective:
Pure, not mixed or combined.
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- - vs mixed
- heterogeneous vs mixed
- impure vs mixed
- homogeneous vs mixed
- mixed vs unmixed
- mixed vs pure
- ambivalent vs mixed
- conflicted vs mixed
- equivocal vs mixed
- co-ed vs mixed
- mixed vs unsegregated
- mixed vs single-sex
- hybrid vs mixed
- mixed vs mongrel
- mixed vs pedigree
- mixed vs pure
- mixed vs pureblooded
- mixed vs purebred