shambles

shambles

noun plural

Definition of SHAMBLES

1

a dirty or messy place <this room is a shambles—clean it up right now!>

Synonyms dump, hellhole, hole, pigsty, shambles, sty

Related Words chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorganization, mess, muddle, muss; havoc, hell, mare's nest, snake pit; clutter, jumble, litter, mishmash, welter

2

a state in which everything is out of order <the earthquake left the whole town in a shambles>

Synonyms chance-medley, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, snake pit, tumble, welter

Related Words anarchy, lawlessness, misrule, riot; knot, snarl, tangle; labyrinth, maze, web; maelstrom, storm; bollix, clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle; hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, morass, motley

Near Antonyms method, pattern, plan, system

Antonyms order, orderliness