JUMBLING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

jumbling

verb

present participle of jumble

as in disrupting

to undo the proper order or arrangement of the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words

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Recent Examples of jumbling Sullivan tried this against Toronto, jumbling the top-six group in the second period. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Trump also was jumbling the timeline of jobs revisions last year, per Politifact. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumbling

Verb

Meanwhile in Romania over the weekend, the Danube plunged to its lowest level in 30 years, according to Reuters, disrupting shipping and leading to restrictions on irrigation.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
At least eight people have died as severe weather continues to sweep across the United States, with flash flooding, powerful thunderstorms and extreme heat disrupting travel and threatening communities on July 19.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of disrupting

Verb

Burke piles fascinating shuffling sounds on top, invoking a quiet scuffle, maybe some cardboard boxes being knocked over in a storage space.

— Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 14 July 2026
The Chicago Cubs have been shuffling the lower levels of their organization ahead of the trade deadline, looking to recapture some strong momentum from the beginning of the season to help drive a playoff push in the second half.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of shuffling

Verb

Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Disenfranchising or, at best, confusing their voters risks their own electoral success, too.

— SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of confusing

Verb

At the beginning of the year, Grok sparked outrage for being used to generate millions of conconsensual nudes of real people, including children, disturbing some employees, according to Bloomberg.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
And people are increasingly good at disturbing things, through means like suburbanization.

— Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026