MIXED-UP Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmikst-ˈəp

Definition of mixed-up

as in confused

suffering from mental confusion I was all mixed-up, and I was still on page two of the instructions

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mixed (up)

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verb

past tense of mix (up)

as in lumped (together)

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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Adjective

In Timon, by contrast, everything is a rush, everything is broke-off and confused, everything is hurtling through suffering towards oblivion.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
But when non-negotiable tasks are framed as questions, children can become confused about whether the task is actually optional.

— Siggie Cohen, CNBC, 4 July 2026

Definition of confused

Verb

The ledger would document who benefits, who bears risk, which industries could be disrupted and what safeguards were tested.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Since the Iran war began in late February, global helium supply has been disrupted and prices have gone up substantially.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

Definition of disrupted

Verb

One Wednesday evening in May, at the boutique hotel Dream Hollywood — located just off the Walk of Fame — a young hotel staff member shuffled over to her co-worker to discuss a special guest on the top floor.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Overshadowed by the Folarin Balogun mess is how impressively Rudi Garcia shuffled his midfield and organized his tactics to perfectly counter how Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT wanted to play.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of shuffled

Adjective

Investigators don’t believe that the driver was intoxicated, but distracted driving has not been ruled out as a potential cause of the accident, according to police.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Although Belgium coach Rudi Garcia and the Belgian federation had expressed dismay at FIFA’s decision to suspend Balogun’s red card ban, Garcia said his team was neither distracted nor motivated by the controversy.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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