as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion
I was all mixed-up, and I was still on page two of the instructions
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as in confused
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
you've mixed piety up with pietism
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as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed-up
Adjective
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No decision was made without Landy’s approval, leaving Mason bewildered and frustrated.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025 -
Olivia, bewildered and frightened, runs to the vast body of Tierra del Fuego to look for him.—
Jason Liwag,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Leadership upheaval has inevitably confused the Athleta brand and after being a star while its parent floundered, two years into Dickson’s tenure the tables have turned.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But they should not be confused with pharmaceutical treatments.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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When gamma rhythms are disrupted, as has been observed in ADHD, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, signals may arrive out of step and fail to get through cleanly, resulting in poorer attention and memory functioning.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Sep. 2025
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In this game, the creatures are called Anima and they’ve been scattered all across the world when the balance of the magical ‘Nexus’ is disrupted.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Planned or not, that mess is smoothed out as the film proceeds, and Washington’s performance goes from languorous and dazed to razor-sharp and darkly humorous—reminiscent of the work he’s done for Lee in the past.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 Aug. 2025
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Jaron was tall and thin, with conjoined eyebrows, his usual mien the dazed air of someone just getting off a long flight.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Over the past two months, he’s been shuffled through three detention centers despite attempts to pay a bond set by the immigration judge.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 Aug. 2025
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On Wednesday Ahn slowly shuffled to a bridge leading to the Korean Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), pleading for permission to cross the zone – one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world – and enter North Korea.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Reckless driving, which typically involves a combination of speeding, distracted driving and erratic and aggressive behaviors, has remained a persistent issue across the state, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Crime dramas, especially in our distracted times, tend to front-load said crimes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But there are also people who are more comfortable with the order of their world [being] disturbed.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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Waymo and Tesla Robotaxi have both experienced hiccups on the path to autonomy that have disturbed many potential passengers.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Keen observers may witness small flocks of Phalaropes swimming in dizzy circles in the quiet ponds.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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There’s also something of the McIlroy highwire act with Alcaraz, especially in the breathless blitz of brilliance that rises to the top and then drops off from the dizzy heights of the rollercoaster.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Mixed-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixed-up. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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