Synonyms of shuffles

shuffles 1 of 2

noun

plural of shuffle

as in jumbles

an unorganized collection or mixture of various things

the paper got lost in the shuffle on his desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jumbles
• assortments
• medleys
• varieties
• collages
• scrambles
• rummages
• blends
• litters
• tumbles
• clutters
• botches
• salads
• grab bags
• tangles
• jungles
• muddles
• mishmashes
• mélanges
• hodgepodges
• hashes
• montages
• miscellanea
• pastiches
• mixed bags
• ragbags
• olios
• patchworks
• smorgasbords
• hotchpotches
• patchwork quilts
• agglomerations
• stews
• miscellanies
• crazy quilts
• ragouts
• menageries
• alphabet soups
• combinations
• amalgams
• farragoes
• motleys
• gumbos
• gallimaufries
• jambalayas
• agglomerates
• potpourris
• olla podridas
• omnium-gatherums
• accumulations
• macédoines
• welters
• aggregates
• aggregations
• salmagundis
• notions
• conglomerations
• detritus
• conglomerates
• messes
• sundries
• fusions
• odds and ends
• snarls
• composites
• oddments
• mix-ups
• compounds
• catchalls
• admixtures
• shambles
• commixtures
• disarrangements
• alloys
• chaoses
• disarrays
• imbroglios
• disorders
• intermixtures
• bollixes
• morasses
• confusions
• dog's breakfasts
• knots

shuffles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shuffle

1

as in stomps

to move heavily or clumsily

the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stomps
• stumbles
• lurches
• trudges
• barges
• drags
• clumps
• weaves
• flounders
• staggers
• sloughs
• hauls
• lumbers
• stamps
• plods
• shambles
• scuffs
• stumps
• pounds
• lumps
• slogs
• tramps
• flogs
• sways
• scuffles
• flops
• galumphs
• waddles
• tromps
• totters
• reels
• careens
• blunders
• wobbles
• teeters
• dodders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slides
• waltzes
• glides
• whisks
• hangs
• drifts
• floats
• hovers
• wafts
• breezes
• poises
• coasts

2

as in disrupts

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

shuffle the cards and deal five to each player

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrupts
• confuses
• disturbs
• scrambles
• jumbles
• tumbles
• dislocates
• muddles
• tousles
• disorganizes
• disorders
• upsets
• disarranges
• snarls
• musses
• deranges
• hashes
• rumples
• mixes (up)
• tangles
• disarrays
• discomposes
• dishevels
• unsettles
• embroils
• disjoints
• perturbs
• messes (up)
• clutters
• entangles
• stirs (up)
• agitates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arranges
• organizes
• disposes
• orders
• regulates
• lines
• tidies
• ranges
• aligns
• marshals
• arrays
• draws up
• adjusts
• straightens (up)
• classifies
• queues
• codifies
• systematizes
• lines up
• fixes
• grooms
• makes up
• methodizes
• systemizes
• spruces (up)
• unscrambles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shuffles

Noun

With all of his flexes and stares and shuffles, every plate appearance feels like an event. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

The move represents one of the biggest shuffles in Lake County’s criminal courts in recent years. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

More than three weeks might sound like a long time, but the calendar for Bengals coaches considering roster shuffles and cut decisions looks different. — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The decision follows a series of product shuffles and disputes with the Canadian auto union, Unifor. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Exercises like lateral shuffles, skater jumps, and cone drills build lower-body strength while training your body to change direction quickly. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 29 July 2026

While spun as voluntary resignations, these sorts of shuffles typically indicate top brass — in this case, Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria — is looking to shake up its slates or thinks that fresh eyes are needed to guide programming. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Sellke, Shi, and Wang then showed that after a certain number of shuffles (which depended on how many cards were in the deck), the overlap between the decks’ regions of unmixed cards disappeared at an exponential rate. — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026

Other employee moves The changes at the Front Street Shelter come amid other employment shuffles at City Hall. — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

My brother looks at the floor, mumbles something, and then shuffles away from the table. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

The line shuffles forward quickly, and my heart knots in my chest as Heartfillers are dosed to each person up ahead. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026

In the clip, Dawkins shuffles out onto the field with no shirt, a pair of Crocs and a clear plastic bag ready to get the ol' inside-out treatment. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

An exhibition game also shuffles the storylines — some players emerge, others might fade. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

On a cloudy-white Sunday morning in June, Joey Phelps shuffles into the familiar back pew of Yeakley Chapel, the small Methodist church that has been a part of his life for nearly 50 years. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2026

At the sound of morning prayers, an older Clarissa awakens from this dream and shuffles out to her lawn, where the leafy bush has been replaced with the industrial skyline of Lagos. — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

Tristan returns home and greets James while Siegfried shuffles the woman out the window. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026

In front of me, as various motors rev up to speed, the robot shuffles in place, looking like an arthritic boxer readying for a fight. — James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025