Synonyms of mix (up)

mix (up) 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to confuse

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related

you've mixed piety up with pietism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuse
• mistake
• lump (together)
• conflate
• confound
• misapply
• misidentify
• miscall
• misname

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• difference
• distinguish
• separate
• differentiate
• discriminate

2

as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

mix-up

2 of 2

noun

ˈmiks-ˌəp 

as in mistake

an instance of confusion

there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mistake
• confusion
• foul-up
• fumble
• mess
• fault
• blunder
• error
• chaos
• botch
• bungle
• jumble
• inaccuracy
• miscue
• misstep
• goof
• bobble
• lapse
• disarray
• flub
• disorganization
• slip
• disorder
• disarrangement
• oversight
• stumble
• slipup
• hash
• shambles
• muddle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mix (up)

Noun

This 12-pack is a great addition to your packing list because everyone in the cabin can choose a different color to stay organized, so there’s no mix-up over whose card is whose. — Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026

Sudie Francouer, 82, said after being informed of her mix-up. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

At the 2017 Oscars, in a mix-up of envelopes by a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accountant, the night’s final co-presenter Faye Dunaway read that La La Land was the Best Picture winner. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

The mix-up was eventually solved when Lambert’s stylist discovered that the country star had ended up with a pair of size 6 shoes that didn’t belong to her. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2026