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tousle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of tousle

to undo the proper order or arrangement of

his grandfather would always tousle the boy's neatly combed hair

Synonyms of tousle

confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, muss, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tumble, upset

Words Related to tousle

embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle

agitate, perturb, stir (up), unsettle

Near Antonyms of tousle

align (also aline), line, line up, queue

classify, codify, methodize, systematize, systemize

groom, make up, spruce (up)

Antonyms of tousle

arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy

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