topsy-turvy
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Definition of topsy-turvy
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1 : in utter confusion or disorder
2 : with the top or head downward : upside down
topsy-turvy
adjectiveDefinition of topsy-turvy (Entry 2 of 3)
: turned topsy-turvy : totally disordered
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nounDefinition of topsy-turvy (Entry 3 of 3)
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Synonyms & Antonyms for topsy-turvy
Synonyms: Adjective
chaotic, cluttered, confused, disarranged, disarrayed, disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, littered, messed, messy, muddled, mussed, mussy, pell-mell, rumpled, sloppy, tousled, tumbled, unkempt, untidy, upside-down
Antonyms: Adjective
crisp, neat, neatened, ordered, orderly, organized, shipshape, snug, tidied, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-ordered
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topsy-turvy
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English Language Learners Definition of topsy-turvy
: in or into great disorder or confusion
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adverb or adjectiveKids Definition of topsy-turvy
1 : upside down The wagon lay topsy-turvy at the bottom of the hill.
2 : in complete disorder “… our lives have been very topsy-turvy for quite some time.”— Lemony Snicket, The Austere Academy
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