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

Trust us, this works a lot better than trying to check off multiple boxes and ending up with an area that just feels jumbled. — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026

The experiences are jumbled in my mind, and the Stations become a story told over many single-frame images, just like any comic book. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026