MIXING (UP) Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

mixing (up)

verb

present participle of mix (up)

as in confusing

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related you've mixed piety up with pietism

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as in disrupting

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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Dirty glass, confusing backing liners and difficulty repositioning the film were among the most common frustrations.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026
Then began the desperate, confusing search for their colleagues.

— Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of confusing

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Organizations must determine which systems are affected, understand the business consequences of remediation, and test and deploy fixes without disrupting critical operations.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The researchers learned that parents were concerned by low-flying helicopter noise disrupting their children’s sleep and affecting their brain health.

— Caroline Montojo, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of disrupting

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The filmmaker has likened his perspective in this project to that of Dorothy’s dog Toto in The Wizard of Oz, alert to the shuffling feet beneath the curtain rather than being bamboozled by the shyster title character’s techno showmanship.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Not much else changed in Class 5A, besides Azle and Arlington Seguin shuffling down two spots with Week 2 losses.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuffling

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