SHUFFLED Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

shuffled

verb

past tense of shuffle

as in stomped

to move heavily or clumsily the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

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as in disrupted

to undo the proper order or arrangement of shuffle the cards and deal five to each player

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Recent Examples of shuffled Uribe shuffled off the mound, and the crowd at American Family Field roared. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Kering is starting to clean house, having already shuffled creative directors at Gucci, Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026 Each shuffled region of the genome – or genomic block – produced through this process has its own genealogical history. — Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 In the midst of the rush to finish my syllabi and opening week assignments, as my husband shuffled the kids into their sneakers and Crocs and the car for one last back-to-school outing, everything stopped. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 There was the sound of the occasional slipper scraping across the carpet as players and coaches shuffled from the showers. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The longtime headquarters of CBS News’s most hallowed properties—60 Minutes and Inside Edition—was recently hollowed out in a Paramount acquisition that saw personalities and producers shuffled to a center across the street. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The dispute has caused confusion for over a million potential voters who could be shuffled among districts. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026 Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP Senate super PAC, also shuffled some of its reservations, removing $900,000 in broadcast buys in the state while adding $400,000 in digital ads. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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McColley pushed Parente out onto the street and stomped his boot in the victim’s face five times, crushing Parente’s head into the pavement before fleecing his pockets and fleeing, according to the criminal complaint.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of stomped

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When those signals are blocked, disrupted or deliberately jammed, vehicles may need other methods to maintain reliable navigation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
While the restorations are only to the marble surface of the building, the meticulous nature of the job would have disrupted all aspects of the Plaza experience for would-be guests.

— Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupted

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Drew Rasmussen squandered a two-run lead on the mound, Tampa Bay's bullpen let the game get away and the Rays stumbled to a 7-3 loss against the Cleveland Guardians in their American League Championship Series opener Monday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Kore-eda stumbled on the manga in a bookshop rather than through its serial run.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stumbled

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Dead sheep and bears strewn along the pavement have disturbed local residents for years, but ecologists fear the road may also cause a much slower and quieter die-off, with mountain lions inbreeding as they are cut off from other lions.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
While the noise from the street would at times bleed into the living room, the bedroom was quiet, and our sleep was never disturbed by late-night foot traffic.

— Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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The latest infraction came in the second quarter on Sunday, when Sam Darnold scrambled and was hit late by Greenlaw after going out of bounds, leading to a personal foul in a game San Francisco went on to win 32-29.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
The Commanders never got the chance for a field goal, because quarterback Jayden Daniels took his time to have the ball snapped, then scrambled and couldn’t get to the line to stop the clock.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026