tumble

²tumble

noun

Definition of TUMBLE

1

a : a disordered mass of objects or material b : a disorderly state

2

: an act or instance of tumbling

Examples of TUMBLE

1. <cleaned a crazy tumble of buttons, hair bands, loose change, and old candy wrappers out from the couch cushions>
2. <took a little tumble on the ice>

First Known Use of TUMBLE

1634

Related to TUMBLE

Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, stew, miscellany, variety, welter

Antonyms: order, orderliness

Related Words: detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

Near Antonyms: method, pattern, plan, system

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