Synonyms of jumble

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noun

1

as in mess

a state in which everything is out of order

the house is always in a jumble before and after vacation trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mess
• havoc
• chaos
• hell
• confusion
• tangle
• disorder
• disarray
• disorganization
• muddle
• welter
• messiness
• disarrangement
• heck
• shambles
• clutter
• disorderliness
• free-for-all
• dishevelment
• tumble
• riot
• snake pit
• maze
• muss
• labyrinth
• anarchy
• chance-medley
• misorder
• mishmash
• disorderedness
• mare's nest
• snarl
• hodgepodge
• web
• maelstrom
• misrule
• shuffle
• lawlessness
• knot
• morass
• medley
• motley
• miscellany
• litter
• storm
• bollix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• order
• system
• orderliness
• plan
• pattern
• method

2

as in medley

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

a jumble of rubber bands, batteries, and pencil stubs all stuffed into that drawer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medley
• assortment
• variety
• collage
• mishmash
• hodgepodge
• clutter
• mélange
• hotchpotch
• patchwork
• amalgam
• litter
• scramble
• ragbag
• shuffle
• smorgasbord
• jungle
• blend
• potpourri
• menagerie
• farrago
• tangle
• gallimaufry
• pastiche
• stew
• motley
• miscellany
• salad
• miscellanea
• rummage
• hash
• agglomeration
• montage
• welter
• accumulation
• muddle
• gumbo
• ragout
• agglomerate
• salmagundi
• jambalaya
• grab bag
• mixed bag
• botch
• combination
• olio
• tumble
• omnium-gatherum
• alphabet soup
• conglomeration
• patchwork quilt
• crazy quilt
• conglomerate
• detritus
• mess
• aggregation
• olla podrida
• macédoine
• notions
• aggregate
• fusion
• sundries
• chaos
• composite
• disarray
• oddments
• catchall
• compound
• mix-up
• odds and ends
• confusion
• morass
• intermixture
• disarrangement
• admixture
• alloy
• disorder
• commixture
• shambles
• snarl
• imbroglio
• bollix
• dog's breakfast
• knot

jumble

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verb

ˈjəm-bəl 

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupt
• confuse
• shuffle
• disturb
• disarray
• muddle
• scramble
• disarrange
• upset
• disorganize
• disorder
• hash
• mix (up)
• derange
• tumble
• disjoint
• dislocate
• tangle
• muss
• snarl
• tousle
• dishevel
• discompose
• clutter
• mess (up)
• rumple
• stir (up)
• embroil
• unsettle
• perturb
• entangle
• agitate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• array
• organize
• range
• order
• arrange
• dispose
• regulate
• tidy
• draw up
• straighten (up)
• line
• marshal
• align
• classify
• line up
• adjust
• systematize
• codify
• fix
• make up
• queue
• systemize
• spruce (up)
• methodize
• groom
• unscramble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jumble

Noun

Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025

In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before. — Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025

Verb

The problems that scored highest on both measures are retained, and the remaining ones are jumbled up again, and this process is repeated for five generations. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Domingo and Fey get snarky, a clever visual gag earns a surprise laugh, the dialogue is sharper than usual, and the main pairings get jumbled up with purposeful, delightful results. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026