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jumble

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of jumble

1 a state in which everything is out of order
  • The house is always in a jumble before and after vacation trips.
Synonyms of jumble

chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, muss, shambles, tumble, welter
Words Related to jumble

anarchy, lawlessness, misrule, riot

knot, snarl, tangle

labyrinth, maze, web

maelstrom, storm

bollix, clutter, litter, mishmash, shuffle

hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, morass, motley
Near Antonyms of jumble

method, pattern, plan, system
Antonyms of jumble

order, orderliness
2 an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
  • a jumble of rubber bands, batteries, and pencil stubs all stuffed into that drawer
Synonyms of jumble

agglomerate, agglomeration, assortment, clutter, collage, grab bag, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, litter, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, patchwork, potpourri, ragbag, rummage, salmagundi, scramble, shuffle, smorgasbord, tumble, variety, welter
Words Related to jumble

notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries

admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up

mess, morass, shambles

jumble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of jumble

to undo the proper order or arrangement of
  • The contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words.
Synonyms of jumble

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset
Words Related to jumble

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

clutter
Near Antonyms of jumble

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

adjust, fix

groom, make up, spruce (up)

unscramble
Antonyms of jumble

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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